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L'histoire de Manon

L'histoire de Manon
Choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Composed by Jules Massenet, arranged by Leighton Lucas
Date of premiere 1974
Place of premiere Royal Opera House, London
Original ballet company Royal Ballet
Genre Neoclassical ballet
Type classical ballet
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For other versions of the Manon story, see Manon (disambiguation).

L'histoire de Manon is a ballet comprising the music of Jules Massenet, arranged and partially orchestrated by British composer Leighton Lucas. The piece was first presented by London's Royal Ballet in 1974 with choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. Ironically, the ballet contains none of the music from Massenet's opera Manon, with which it shares an almost identical story. The music compiled by Lucas is drawn from other works by Massenet, including thirteen operas and two oratorios as well as his orchestral suites, various songs and piano works. The ballet is a mainstay of the modern repertoire, generally referred to as simply Manon.

There is a 1985 commercial recording available, conducted by Massenet champion Richard Bonynge on the Decca label, as well as two DVD releases: a 1982 Royal Ballet production and a 2000 Australian Ballet production, both from Kultur Video.

Contents

List of pieces quoted in L'histoire de Manon

Act One

  • Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge from La Vierge
  • Entr'acte: Manola from Chérubin
  • Aubade: 'Vive amour' from Chérubin
  • Scènes dramatiques: Scène finale (second theme)
  • Scènes pittoresques: Marche
  • Scènes dramatiques: Prélude et Divertissement (second theme)
  • Overture to Le Cid
  • Crépuscule (song)
  • Entr'acte: Idylle from Grisélidis
  • Scènes dramatiques: Prélude et Divertissement (third theme)
  • Ballet: No. 4 (Allegretto) from Thaïs
  • Lament d'Ariane from Ariane
  • Élégie from Les Érinnyes
  • Les moulins from Don Quichotte
  • Marche des Princesses from 'Cendrillon
  • Le sommeil de Cendrillon from Cendrillon
  • Ouvre tes yeux bleus (song)
  • Les filles de noblesse from Cendrillon
  • Valse très lente (piano work, later orchestrated by Massenet)
  • Scènes dramatiques: Prélude et Divertissement (first theme)

Act Two

  • Scènes alsaciennes: Au cabaret
  • Danses: Chaldéennes from Cléopâtre
  • Crépuscule (song)
  • Danses: Scythes from Cléopâtre
  • Chanson de Capri (song)
  • Scènes pittoresques: Air de ballet
  • Nocturne from La Navarraise
  • Divertissement: Valse from Le roi de Lahore
  • Élégie from Les Érinnyes
  • Valse des esprits from Grisélidis
  • Prélude to Part Two of Ève
  • Aria: 'Il partit au printemps' from Grisélidis

Act Three

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