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Ballet

Manon

Czech premiere: 20 February 2025 at the State Opera

The State Opera
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  • February 2025
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    February 2025

    Thursday 20. 2.
    19:00

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    1. premiere
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    Friday 21. 2.
    19:00

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    2. premiere
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    Sunday 23. 2.
    14:00

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    Sunday 23. 2.
    19:00

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    Thursday 27. 2.
    19:00

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    March 2025

    Saturday 1. 3.
    14:00

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    Saturday 1. 3.
    19:00

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    Saturday 22. 3.
    14:00

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    Premiere production

    Saturday 22. 3.
    19:00

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    Basic information

    Venue

    The State Opera

    Premiere

    Czech premiere: 20 February 2025 at the State Opera

    Manon, as wonderfully retold by Sir Kenneth MacMillan, strikes our hearts and never ceases to move audiences.

    Creatives

    Choreography
    Kenneth MacMillan
    Musical arrangement and Orchestration
    Martin Yates

    About

    Torn between desire for a life of luxury and lustre, and her true love for Des Grieux – thus is the forlorn and fickle Manon.

    The ballet adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel L’Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut shows Sir Kenneth MacMillan at his very finest, attesting as it does to his profound insight into human psychology, choreographic craft and narrative skill. The artist admirably expresses the power of fateful love in the central characters’ impassioned duets.

    A highly dramatic and heart-wrenching ballet, Manon aptly depicts the heroine’s desperate endeavour to escape a life of poverty and degradation. Her one and only advantage is youth and mesmerising beauty. Manon Lescaut and Des Grieux, a frivolous student, fall in love with each other, which gives rise to an extremely emotional and destructive drama. The ill-fated couple’s love is subject to a variety of trials and failures, yet it grows ever stronger. 

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    Where to buy tickets

    The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. We are currently selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika taking place in October 2024 – March 2025.


    When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

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    By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.

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    While visiting the State Opera, you can take the slip road on Wilsonova street from the left lane close to the State Opera building to the Parking Centrum above-ground garage. The parking fee is 60 CZK/h.

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