MACMILLAN, K.: Histoire de Manon (L') [Ballet] (Royal Ballet, 2018)
L'histoire de Manon (arr. M. Yates)
Composer: Massenet, Jules
Arranger: Yates, Martin
Ballet Company: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Choreographer: MacMillan, Kenneth
Beggar Chief: Hay, James
Des Grieux: Muntagirov, Vadim
Lescaut: Hirano, Ryoichi
Lescaut's Mistress: Mendizabal, Itziar
Madame: McNally, Kristen
Manon: Lamb, Sarah
Monsieur G.M: Avis, Gary
The Gaoler: Whitehead, Thomas
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Yates, Martin
Television Director: MacGibbon, Ross
Lighting Designer: Read, John B.
Set Designer: Georgiadis, Nicholas
Costumer Designer: Georgiadis, Nicholas
Date of Production: 03-05-2018
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Playing Time: 01:59:42
Catalogue Number: OA1285D
UPC: 809478012856
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance of Kenneth MacMillan's Manon, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory. Nicholas Georgiadi's period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan's choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet's music. The impassioned pas de deux for Manon and Des Grieux drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan's most powerful dramas.
