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Manon

Manon
theater tickets
Royal Opera House
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Royal Opera House
Bow Street
Covent Garden
London  WC2E 9DD
United Kingdom
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£27.50 - £106.70
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Mon, 13th October 2008
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Thu, 27th November 2008
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Kenneth MacMillan’s three-act ballet Manon is not just one of the great showpieces of The Royal Ballet, for whom it was created, but also now of the classical ballet repertory worldwide. The story itself is famous, following the trials of a young girl Manon torn between her impetuous love for the student Des Grieux and her desire for wealth and comfort as a kept woman of a rich man. These two central roles are wonderful showcases for the skill and dramatic power of any dancers, especially with MacMillan’s memorable duets that bring out the emotional currents of the doomed love affair. This time round there will be the extra thrill of catching several debuts in the roles of Manon and Des Grieux from up-and-coming young stars of The Royal Ballet. The stage picture emphasizes the life and look of the 18th century, first through the bustling courtyard of an inn where the couple first meet, later with the louche atmosphere of a Parisian house of ‘entertainment’ and its courtesans. And through it all is appealing and expressive music drawn from Massenet, skilfully woven into a ballet score that alternates between the sensuous and the dramatic. Moral tale and adult themes there may be, but above all Manon offers a chance to enjoy the very best of world-class ballet.


The present theatre was built in 1858. During World War II it was used as a dance hall but after the war the decision was made to establish the Royal Opera House as the permanent year-round home of the opera and ballet companies now known as the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet. The ballet company reopened the building on 20 February 1946 with The Sleeping Beauty. The two companies combined for Purcell's The Fairy Queen that December, and on 14 January 1947, Covent Garden Opera Company gave its first complete opera performance, Bizet's Carmen.

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Nearest Rail: Charing Cross

Nearest Tube: Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)