Ballet: L'Histoire de Manon - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Torn between the desire for a life of luxury and splendor and her true love for Des Grieux - such is the abandoned and fickle Manon.
The ballet adaptation of Abbé Prévost's novel L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut shows Sir Kenneth MacMillan at his best and testifies to his deep insight into human psychology, his choreographic skill and his narrative ability. The artist admirably expresses the power of fateful love in the passionate duets of the main characters.
A highly dramatic and heartbreaking ballet, Manon aptly depicts the heroine's desperate attempt to escape a life of poverty and degradation. Her only advantage is her youth and her captivating beauty. Manon Lescaut and Des Grieux, a frivolous student, fall in love, leading to an extremely emotional and devastating drama. The ill-fated couple's love goes through many ups and downs, but it only grows stronger.

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