Manon
Royal Ballet, 2nd October 2019
Sir Kenneth MacMillan was the master at full length narrative ballets packed with emotional power, from the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to the intense psychodrama of Mayerling. His storytelling is seen at its finest in his 1974 creation, Manon. Indeed, despite lacking the St Sulpice scene where Manon seduces her way back into the heart of the Chevalier des Grieux, MacMillan’s ballet tells Abbé Prévost’s histoire a good deal better than operatic versions by Puccini and Massenet. No Royal Ballet season is complete without MacMillan, so Manon made for a most welcome opener.
Sarah Lamb (Manon) and Vadim Muntagirov (des Grieux)
© ROH | Alice Pennefather (2014)
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