Franco dances with the company under the stage name Vanessa Franco.
Mart‹n said that Alicia Alonso, the company's director, denied him permission to dance abroad permanently. He and his wife plan to audition for U.S. companies, and have applied for asylum.
Rolando Sarabia, another principal dancer with the company, defected in August.
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Michael Mayer directs John Monsky's historical symphonic work April 7 and 8.
Nine Metropolitan Opera productions will air on television.
The director-choreographer is partnering with the Institute for American Musical Theatre for the three-night limited engagement.
