Manon: The Royal Ballet's magnificent revival

Francesca Hayward as Manon with The Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon

Francesca Hayward as Manon and Marcelino Sambé as Des Grieux in Manon

Marcelino Sambé as Des Grieux and Francesca Hayward as Manon in Manon

Francesca Hayward as Manon and Marcelino Sambé as Des Grieux in Manon

Von Jonathan Gray, 18 Januar 2024

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“The two were spellbinding, phenomenal, astonishing”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 17 Januar 2024

Manon (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

The Royal Ballet

Koen Kessels, Musikalische Leitung

Nicholas Georgiadis, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Jacopo Pantani, Licht

Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House

Francesca Hayward, Tanz

Marcelino Sambé, Tanz

Alexander Campbell, Tanz

Mayara Magri, Tanz

Gary Avis, Tanz

Remember Me in memoriam John Cranko: ein Abend am Stuttgarter Ballett

Rainer Zerbst, 30th October

Eine würdige Premiere zur Erinnerung an den großen Cranko. Die bewundernswerte Elisa Badenes prägt den Abend.

*****

Zwischen Liebespsychose und Historienspiel: MacMillans Mayerling

Rainer Zerbst, 18th May

Kenneth Macmillan zeigt in Mayerling eine grandiose Charakterstudie mit einem Wechselbad der Gefühle.

****1

The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance

Graham Watts, 30th March

In this latest revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, The Royal Ballet presents a roster of powerful and vivid interpretations across the board.

****1

National Ballet of Japan's revival of Manon was devastatingly good

Naomi Mori, 19th March

National Ballet of Japan in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon has been revived six years after its performances were cancelled because of the pandemic. Exceptionally good interpretations led the opening night performance.

****1

Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour

Vikki Jane Vile, 30th November

For one night only, audiences in Frankfurt were treated to some world class ballet on the expansive stage of the Jahrhunderthalle.

****1

ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty: disappointing cuts skew the story

Jonathan Gray, 27th November

English National Ballet's revival of the Tchaikovsky classic The Sleeping Beauty, disappoints at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton.

***11

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Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray was born in Wales and studied at The Royal Ballet School, Leicester Polytechnic and Wimbledon School of Art. He was a member of the curatorial department of The Theatre Museum, London, from 1989 until 2005, and was editor of Dancing Times from 2008 until its closure in 2022.