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 35 minutes. Sponsored (1974) by The Linbury Trust. Revival supported (2003) by The Friends of Covent Garden. Free Live Relay on May 26th 2003 at 19:00 - Covent Garden - Piazza, Liverpool - Pierhead, Sheffield - Norfolk Heritage Park.

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Massenet, Jules Massenet
Company: Royal Ballet
Other: Leighton Lucas (orchestration and arrangement - with collaboration with Hilda Gaunt)
Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan
Design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting: John B Read
Conductor(s): Graham Bond, Paul Murphy