Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris, the world's oldest ballet company, returns to Japan for the first time in four years. Pursuing the highest level of artistry and supreme elegance, it has continued to be one of the leading ballet companies in the world with an incomparable heritage of 363 years and attitude towards incessant innovation. José Martinez leads the Company, with a line-up of some of the most prestigious dancers in the world, to Japan for the first time as Director of Dance.
The tour will open at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan on Thursday 8 February 2024 with Rudolf Noureev's Le Lac des cygnes (Swan Lake). Noureev, one of the most charismatic ballet stars of the 20th century, created his own version in 1984 as soon as he became the Company's Director of Dance. It will be performed in Japan for the first time in 18 years by versatile dancers in principal roles including three newly-appointed Étoiles Guillaume Diop, Hannah O'Neill and Marc Moreau.
Following the five performances of Le Lac des cygnes, Kenneth MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon (Manon), an inarguable masterpiece of narrative ballet, will be presented with stellar dancers in four different casts over five performances at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
Both ballets will demonstrate the Company's quitessential artistry and dramatic qualities, and each and every performance is not to be missed.
Le Lac des cygnes
Ballet in four acts
Music Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
Choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Set design Ezio Frigerio
Costume design Franca Squarciapino
Lighting design Vinicio Cheli
Performance Dates and Cast
Thursday 8 February 2024, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Odette/Odile Hannah O'Neill
Prince Siegfried Germain Louvet
Rothbart Thomas Doquir
Friday 9 February 2024, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Odette/Odile Sae Eun Park
Prince Siegfried Paul Marque
Rothbart Jack Gasztowtt
Saturday 10 February 2024, 13:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Odette/Odile Valentine Colasante
Prince Siegfried Guillaume Diop
Rothbart Antonio Conforti
Saturday 10 February 2024, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Odette/Odile Hannah O'Neill
Prince Siegfried Germain Louvet
Rothbart Thomas Doquir
Sunday 11 February 2024, 13:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Odette/Odile Amandine Albisson
Prince Siegfried Jérémy-Loup Quer
Rothbart Jack Gastowtt
Conductor Vello Pähn
Orchestra Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra
L'Histoire de Manon
Ballet in three acts
Choreography and direction Kenneth MacMillan
Music Jules Massenet
Arrangement and orchestration Martin Yates
After L'abbé Prévost
L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
Set and costume design Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting design Jacopo Pantani
Performance Dates and Cast
Friday 16 February 2024, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Manon Dorothée Gilbert
Des Grieux Hugo Marchand
Lescaut Pablo Legasa
La Maîtraisse de Lescaut Roxane Stojanov
Saturday 17 February 2024, 13:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Manon Myriam Ould-Braham
Des Grieux Mathieu Ganio
Lescaut Andréa Sarri
La Maîtraisse de Lescaut Héloïse Bourdon
Saturday 17 February 2024, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Manon Dorothée Gilbert
Des Grieux Hugo Marchand
Lescaut Pablo Legasa
La Maîtraisse de Lescaut Roxane Stojanov
Sunday 18 February 2024, 13:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Manon Ludmila Pagliero
Des Grieux Marc Moreau
Lescaut Francesco Mura
La Maîtraisse de Lescaut Silvia Saint-Martin
Sunday 18 February 2024, 18:30 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Manon Myriam Ould-Braham
Des Grieux Mathieu Ganio
Lescaut Andréa Sarri
La Maîtraisse de Lescaut Héloïse Bourdon
Conductor Pierre Dumoussaud
Orchestra Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra
*Programmes and casting as of 5 September 2023 are subject to change. Changes in the programs or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
http://www.t-bunka.jp/access/index.html
| Category | |
| S | \27,000 |
| A | \24,000 |
| B | \21,000 |
| C | \17,000 |
| D | \13,000 |
| E | \10,000 |
| 25 and Under | \5,000 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Programs and casting as of 5 September 2023 are subject to change. Changes in the programs or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
●Please note that we are to present the performances with the utmost caution in line with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection prevention measures, and that the performance dates and details are subject to change depending on circumstances. We will be posting on our website a list of novel coronavirus precautions upon attending the performance. Audience members are kindly asked to read it before attending the performance.
Ticket Sale DatesAll tickets go on sale on Friday 6 October 2023 at 10:00a.m. Book now
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
For two-program tickets
Wednesday 27 September 2023 at 21:00--Wednesday 4 October 2023 at 18:00
For single-program tickets
Friday 29 September 2023 at 21:00--Wednesday 4 October 2023 at 18:00
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
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1. Presales for two-program tickets (Categories S, A and B)
Enjoy a discount of 2,000 yen/set (one ticket for each program) by purchasing the same number of tickets for both programs. You can choose from different seat categories for each performance. Two-program tickets will be on sale from Wednesday 27 September 2023, 21:00 until Wednesday 4 October 2023, 18:00 at NBS WEB Ticket.
2. Presales for single-program tickets (Categories S, A, B, C, D and E)
Presales for single-program tickets will be on sale from Friday 29 September 2023, 21:00 until Wednesday 4 October 2023, 18:00 at NBS Web Ticket.
3. Parent and Child Tickets (Categories S, A and B)
Child tickets for children aged 6 to 18 are half the adult price. Parent and Child Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 24 October 2023 at 10:00 at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888). Up to two child tickets per one adult ticket can be purchased. You can select seat category but cannot select seats. Our system automatically allocates the "best available" seating to you for the price category you have selected.
4. 25 and Under Tickets
¥5,000 tickets for those aged 6 to 25 years go on sale on Thursday 11 January 2024, 20:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
5. Discount for two persons (Categories S, A & B)
Enjoy a discount of \1,000 for two persons. Tickets will be on sale during the periods of presales and the general sales at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888).
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