The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (2019)
Synopsis
Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs. In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.
Release Date: 2019-06-11
Runtime: 149 minutes
Director: Kevin O'Hare
Top Cast
- Matthew Ball as Romeo
- Yasmine Naghdi as Julieta
- Valentino Zucchetti as Mercutio
- Gary Avis as Tybalt
- Benjamin Ella as Benvolio
- Nicol Edmonds as Paris
- Christina Arestis as Lord Capulet
- Thomas Whitehead as Escalus
- Fumi Kaneko as Rosaline
- Kristen McNally as Nurse
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