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MANON CASTING: JAN 24, 8 PM

MANON CASTING: JAN 24, 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: Jasmine Jimison*

Des Grieux: Max Cauthorn*

Lescaut: Cavan Conley*

Monsieur G.M.: Myles Thatcher*

Lescaut's Mistress: Frances Chung*

Madame: Joanna Berman*

*Denotes premiere in the role

ACT I

Courtesans: Kamryn Baldwin, Katherine Barkman, Isabella DeVivo, Elizabeth Powell, Julia Rowe

Beggar Chief: Victor Prigent

Beggars: Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Lucas López, Justin-Cooper Meeks, João Percilio da Silva, Archie Sullivan, Brooklyn Brizendine, Maya Chandrashekaran, Rimi Nakano, Hui-Wen Peng, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey

Harlots: Jihyun Choi, Thamires Chuvas, Carlota Cruz, Jacey Gailliard, Gabriela Gonzalez, Katharine Lee, Elizabeth Mateer, Nicole Moyer, Pemberley Ann Olson, Leili Rackow, Tyla Steinbach, Seojeong Yun

Gentlemen: Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Dylan Pierzina, Mingxuan Wang

Clients: Benjamin Davidoff, Jakub Groot, Joshua Jack Price, Jasper True Stanford, Adrian Zeisel

Old Gentlemen: Ricardo Bustamante

Innkeeper: Katita Waldo

Actresses: Sofia Albers, SunMin Lee, Jamie Adele Stephens, Maggie Weirich

Ratcatcher: Ben Taber

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

ACT II

Guards: Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Lucas López, Justin-Cooper Meeks, João Percilio da Silva, Victor Prigent, Archie Sullivan

ACT III

The Gaoler: Nathaniel Remez

Townspeople: Sofia Albers, SunMin Lee, Hui-Wen Peng, Jamie Adele Stephens, Maggie Weirich, Rubén Cítores Nieto, Benjamin Davidoff, Luca Ferrò, Emmitt Friedman, Jakub Groot, Archie Sullivan, Mingxuan Wang, Adrian Zeisel

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