Mayerling, choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan to the music of Liszt, is inspired by a true story of sex, obsession and tragedy.
Mayerling
Ballet
the royal ballet presents
Manon
Ballet120 min2018PG
MacMillan’s spectacular ensemble scenes for the whole Company create vivid, complex portraits of the distinct societies of Paris and New Orleans. But it is Manon and Des Grieux’s impassioned pas de deux – recalling the intensity of MacMillan’s earlier Romeo and Juliet – that drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan’s most powerful dramas.
Why Watch This
“Sir Kenneth MacMillan's 1974 masterpiece redefined narrative classical ballet, rejecting fairy tale conventions in favor of intense psychological realism and complex character motivations. Rather than using Jules Massenet's famous opera of the same name, MacMillan drew on the composer's other orchestral works and songs, arranged by Leighton Lucas into a lush, melancholic, and deeply romantic score.”
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