Plot
Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. As midnight strikes, she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and her Nutcracker. Recorded on stage 3 December 2018—15 January 2019 as part of the Autumn 2018/19 season.
Trailer
Cast
Marianela Núñez
The Sugar Plum Fairy
Marcelino Sambé
The Nutcracker
Vadim Muntagirov
The Prince
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Clara
Gary Avis
Herr Drosselmeyer
David Yudes
Drosselmeyer’s assistant
Christopher Saunders
Dr Stahlbaum
Elizabeth McGorian
Mrs Stahlbaum
Luca Acri
Clara’s partner / Chinese dancer
Hannah Grennell
Grandmother / Spanish dancer
Alastair Marriott
Grandfather
Kristen McNally
Dancing mistress / Spanish dancer
Bennet Gartside
Captain
Benjamin Ella
Harlequin / Rose Fairy Escort
Elizabeth Harrod
Columbine
Paul Kay
Soldier / Russian dancer
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Vivandière
Joonhyuk Jun
St Nicholas
Nicol Edmonds
Mouse King / Spanish dancer
Annette Buvoli
Spanish dancer
Erico Montes
Spanish dancer
Tomas Mock
Spanish dancer
Melissa Hamilton
Arabian dancer
Reece Clarke
Arabian dancer
Téo Dubreuil
Arabian dancer
David Donnelly
Arabian dancer
Leo Dixon
Chinese dancer
Kevin Emerton
Russian dancer
Fumi Kaneko
Rose Fairy
William Bracewell
Rose Fairy Escort
Tristan Dyer
Rose Fairy Escort
Valentino Zucchetti
Rose Fairy Escort
Claire Calvert
Itziar Mendizabal
Romany Pajdak
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Isabella Gasparini
Ashley Dean
Emma Maguire
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House