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Manon’s brother Lescaut is offering her to the highest bidder when she meets Des Grieux and falls in love. They elope to Paris, but when Monsieur G.M. offers Manon a life of luxury as his mistress she can’t resist. With the Lescauts’ encouragement Des Grieux cheats at cards in an attempt to win Monsieur G.M.’s fortune. They are caught. Manon is arrested as a prostitute and deported to New Orleans, followed by Des Grieux. On the run, Manon dies from exhaustion. Kenneth MacMillan’s source for Manon was the 18th-century French novel already adapted for opera by Massenet and Puccini. The premiere was given on 7 March 1974, with the lead roles danced by Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell. The ballet quickly became a staple of The Royal Ballet’s repertory, and a touchstone of adult, dramatic dance.MacMillan found new sympathy with the capricious Manon and her struggle to escape poverty. Designs by his regular collaborator Nicholas Georgiadis reflect this, depicting a world of lavish splendour polluted by miserable destitution. MacMillan’s spectacular ensemble scenes for the whole Company create vivid, complex portraits of the distinct societies of Paris and New Orleans. But it is Manon and Des Grieux’s impassioned pas de deux – recalling the intensity of MacMillan’s earlier Romeo and Juliet – that drive.
Event details
Dates | Times |
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Thu 3 May 2018 | 19:15 |
Prices
£15 adult, £10 children under 15
Facilities
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Facilities for groups
On-site light refreshments
Facilities for hearing impaired - Hearing Loop
Events at this Venue
date | event |
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Wed 25 Apr | Isle of Dogs |
Wed 25 Apr | Giselle - English National Ballet |
Thu 26 Apr | Ready Player One |
Thu 26 Apr | Finding Your Feet |
Sat 28 Apr - Wed 2 May | The Leisure Seeker |
Mon 30 Apr | Alan Hinkes - live intro & Q&A with director |
Address
St. Johns Street,
Keswick,
Cumbria,
CA12 5AG
Directions
Just off the market square on St. John's street.