MANON CASTING: JAN 28, 7:30 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: David Briskin
Manon: Sasha De Sola
Des Grieux: Alban Lendorf**
Lescaut: Esteban Hernández
Monsieur G.M.: Myles Thatcher
Lescaut's Mistress: Wona Park
Madame: Joanna Berman
** Guest Artist
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, Simone Pompignoli, Archie Sullivan, Brooklyn Brizendine, Maria Bertodatti, Ana Chaziroglou, Polina Ermacoff, Laurel Ho, Aaliyahmarie Key
Harlots: Sofia Albers, Jihyun Choi, Thamires Chuvas, Carlota Cruz, 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: SunMin Lee, Sarah Lusetti, Jamie Adele Stephens, Maggie Weirich
Ratcatcher: João Percilio da Silva
Servants, Guards, Footmen: Students of San Francisco Ballet School
ACT II
Guards: Victor Prigent, Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Lucas López, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Simone Pompignoli, Archie Sullivan
ACT III
The Gaoler: Rubén Cítores Nieto
Townspeople: Sofia Albers, SunMin Lee, Hui-Wen Peng, Jamie Adele Stephens, Maggie Weirich, Benjamin Davidoff, Luca Ferrò, Jakub Groot, Andris Kundzins, Simone Pompignoli, Archie Sullivan, Mingxuan Wang, Adrian Zeisel