MANON CASTING: JAN 25, 2 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*
*Denotes premiere in the role
ACT I
Courtesans: Jihyun Choi, Norika Matsuyama, Carmela Mayo, Pemberley Ann Olson, Julia Rowe
Beggar Chief: Luca Ferrò
Beggars: Lleyton Ho, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Davide Occhipinti, Dylan Pierzina, João Percilio da Silva, Simone Pompignoli, Maria Bertodatti, Brooklyn Brizendine, Ana Chaziroglou, Polina Ermacoff, Laurel Ho, Aaliyahmarie Key
Harlots: Sofia Albers, Maya Chandrashekaran, Carlota Cruz, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Swan Messaoudi, Rimi Nakano, Hui-Wen Peng, Jamie Adele Stephens, Maggie Weirich, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey
Gentlemen: Cavan Conley, Emmitt Friedman, Adrian Zeisel
Clients: Rubén Cítores Nieto, Cavan Conley, Benjamin Davidoff, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Lucas López, Jasper True Stanford, Adrian Zeisel
Old Gentlemen: Ricardo Bustamante
Innkeeper: Joanna Berman
Actresses: Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Sarah Lusetti, Tyla Steinbach
Ratcatcher: Ben Taber
Servants, Guards, Footmen: Students of San Francisco Ballet School
ACT II
Guards: Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Andris Kundzins, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Davide Occhipinti, Dylan Pierzina, João Percilio da Silva
ACT III
The Gaoler: Myles Thatcher
Townspeople: Sofia Albers, Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Nicole Moyer, Tyla Steinbach, Benjamin Davidoff, Emmitt Friedman, Jakub Groot, Andris Kundzins, Lleyton Ho, Lucas López, Dylan Pierzina, Mingxuan Wang