Details

The ballet explores the relationship between love, sex and the corrupting power of money. In the courtyard of an inn near Paris, the Chevalier Des Grieux encounters the young, provocative Manon Lescaut. For both of them, it is love at first sight - but Ges Grieux has not counted on Manon's fascination with luxury, nor on her brother's determination to exploit her beauty for his own ends. Approx running time 2 hours 40 minutes. Revival supported (2003) by The Friends of Covent Garden.

Cast/Performers

Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta, Jonathan Cope, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Darcey Bussell

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Massenet, Leighton Lucas (orchestration and arrangement with collaboration of Hilda Gaunt)
Company: Royal Ballet
Conductor(s): Graham Bond, Martin Yates
Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan
Other(s): Monica Mason (staging), Monica Parker
Design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting: John B. Read