L'histoire de Manon

L'histoire de Manon
ChoreographerSir Kenneth MacMillan
MusicJules Massenet, original orchestration by Leighton Lucas – New orchestration in 2011 by Martin Yates
Premiere1974
Royal Opera House, London
Original ballet companyRoyal Ballet
GenreClassical ballet

L'histoire de Manon, generally referred to as Manon, is a ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan to music by Jules Massenet and based on the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. The ballet was first performed by The Royal Ballet in London in 1974 with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell in the leading roles. It continues to be performed and recognised internationally.

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