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MANON CASTING: JAN 30, 7:30 PM

MANON CASTING: JAN 30, 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: 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: 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, Thamires Chuvas, SunMin Lee, Swan Messaoudi, 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: Gabriela Gonzalez, Sarah Lusetti, Tyla Steinbach, Seojeong Yun

Ratcatcher: Ben Taber

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

ACT II

Guards: Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Davide Occhipinti, Dylan Pierzina, João Percilio da Silva, Simone Pompignoli,

ACT III

The Gaoler: Myles Thatcher

Townspeople: Sofia Albers, Gabriela Gonzalez, Nicole Moyer, Tyla Steinbach, Jamie Adele Stephens, Jakub Groot, Andris Kundzins, Lleyton Ho, Lucas López, Dylan Pierzina, Simone Pompignoli, Jasper True Stanford, 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