Event listing: The Nutcracker | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Event is in the past

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original), Lev Ivanov (Original), Sir Peter Wright, Will Tuckett (Battle scene)

Performers

The Royal Ballet
Koen Kessels	Conductor
Julia Trevelyan Oman	Set Designer
Marianela Núñez	Dancer	Sugar Plum Fairy, 11 Dec
Vadim Muntagirov	Dancer	The Prince, 11 Dec
Gary Avis	Dancer	Drosselmeyer, 11 Dec
Anna Rose O'Sullivan	Dancer	Clara, 11 Dec
James Hay	Dancer	Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker, 11 Dec
Claire Calvert	Dancer	Rose Fairy, 11 Dec
Leo Dixon	Dancer	Chinese Dance, 11 Dec
Calvin Richardson	Dancer	Chinese Dance, 11 Dec
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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