Based on Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, the ballet transports audiences from the opulence of 18th-century Paris to the desolate swamps of Louisiana. It premiered in 1974 and first came to Australia 20 ...
That said, over 50 years on, the story of Manon (familiar from two different, similarly-titled operas), does seem a curious choice for 2025. It’s a tale of an impoverished Parisian convent girl who ...