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MANON CASTING: FEB 1, 8 PM

MANON CASTING: FEB 1, 8 PM

SF Ballet Premiere

CHOREOGRAPHER

Sir Kenneth MacMillan

COMPOSER

Jules Massenet

Runtime

Act I – 42 min
Intermission – 20 min
Act II – 47 min
Intermission – 15 min
Act III – 35 min

Total runtime: 2 hours, 39 minutes

Content Advisory: This production of Manon includes instances of sexual violence.

Due to mature themes, this ballet is recommended for ages 14 and up.

CASTING

Conductor: Martin West

 

Manon: Dores André

Des Grieux: Harrison James

Lescaut: Victor Prigent

Monsieur G.M.: Nathaniel Remez

Lescaut's Mistress: Isabella DeVivo

Madame: Katita Waldo

ACT I

Courtesans: Jihyun Choi, Norika Matsuyama, Carmela Mayo, Pemberley Ann Olson, Julia Rowe

Beggar Chief: Luca Ferrò

Beggars: Benjamin Davidoff, Lleyton Ho, Davide Occhipinti, Dylan Pierzina, Simone Pompignoli, Archie Sullivan Maria Bertodatti, Brooklyn Brizendine, Anna Chaziroglou, Polina Ermacoff, Laurel Ho, Aaliyahmarie Key

Harlots: Sofia Albers, Maya Chandrashekaran, Carlota Cruz, SunMin Lee, Swane Messaoudi, Nicole Moyer, Hui-Wen Peng, Jamie Adele Stephens, Angela Watson, Maggie Weirich, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey

Gentlemen: Cavan Conley, Mingxuan Wang, Adrian Zeisel

Clients: Rubén Cítores Nieto, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Andris Kundzins, Lucas López, Jasper True Stanford

Old Gentlemen: Ricardo Bustamante

Innkeeper: Joanna Berman

Actresses: Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Sarah Lusetti, Tyla Steinbach

Ratcatcher: Justin-Cooper Meeks

Servants, Guards, Footmen: Students of San Francisco Ballet School

ACT II

Guards: Benjamin Davidoff, Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Davide Occhipinti, Dylan Pierzina, Simone Pompignoli, Archie Sullivan

ACT III

The Gaoler: Myles Thatcher

Townspeople: Sofia Albers, Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Tyla Steinbach, Jamie Adele Stephens Benjamin Davidoff, Lleyton Ho, Andris Kundzins, Lucas López, Dylan Pierzina, Archie Sullivan, Simone Pompignoli, Mingxuan Wang

Manon (SF Ballet Premiere)
Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Composer: Jules Massenet
Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin Yates
Staged by: Robert Tewsley
Additional Principal Coaching: Tamara Rojo and Julio Bocca
Scenic and Costume Design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Design: Jacopo Pantani
World Premiere: March 7, 1974–The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; London, England
SF Ballet Premiere: January 24, 2025–War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California