Manon at the Sydney Opera House
I watched the Australian Ballet’s 2025 season Manon at the Sydney Opera House. Mia Heathcote danced Manon tonight—she’s a soloist now, but her technique is amazing and I believe she will rise up to be principal soon. Manon’s story is unconventional for ballet where the heroine is usually, well, not a ‘slut’. The synopsis is centered around Manon, the young, beautiful but poor woman with nothing but pretty privilege, torn to choose between her love for the impoverished student Des Grieux and the allure of wealth of Monsieur G....