Ballet on Screen: Exquisite productions of beloved ballets from The Royal Ballet.
Music by Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
Cast: Marianela Nuñez, Manon; Federico Bonelli, Des Grieux;
Ricardo Cervera, Lescaut; Christopher Saunders, Monsieur
G.M.; Laura Morera, Lescaut's Mistress; Elizabeth McGorian,
Madame; Gary Avis, Gaoler; James Hay, Beggar Chief
We’re bringing ballet to the Bloor with this new series
featuring exquisite productions of your favourite works
by The Royal Ballet. We begin with Kenneth MacMillan’s
acclaimed tragic ballet Manon. In this heartbreaking drama,
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 cannot resist.
Performed at the Royal Opera House on October 16, 2014.
Includes one 10-minute intermission.
Tickets: $15 (Members: $12, $10, Free)
Co-presented by Canada's National Ballet School.
Save the date! We're showing Alice's Adventures In Wonderland on February 14.