Kenneth MacMillan
3 BALLET MASTERPIECES
(4-DVD Box Set)

MANON

Manon - Tamara Rojo
Des Grieux - Carlos Acosta
Lescaut - José Martin
Monsieur G.M. - Christopher Saunders
Lescaut’s Mistress - Laura Morera

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Music:
Jules Massenet (arr. by Leighton Lucas)

MAYERLING

Crown Prince Rudolf - Edward Watson
Baroness Mary Vetsera - Mara Galeazzi
Princess Stephanie - Iohna Loots
Emperor Franz Josef - William Tuckett
Empress Elisabeth - Cindy Jourdain
Countess Marie Larisch - Sarah Lamb
Baroness Helene Vetsera - Elizabeth McGorian

Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Music:
Franz Liszt

ROMEO AND JULIET

Romeo - Federico Bonelli
Juliet - Lauren Cuthbertson
Mercutio - Alexander Campbell
Tybalt - Bennet Gartside
Benvolio - Dawid Trzensimiech
Paris - Valeri Hristov
Lord Capulet - Christopher Saunders
Lady Capulet - Christina Arestis
Esclasus - Gary Avis

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Music:
Sergey Prokofiev

Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer
Nicholas Georgiadis, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Recorded from the Royal Opera House, November 2008 (Manon), October 2009 (Mayerling), March 2012 (Romeo and Juliet)

Bonus:
- Dancing Manon: Interviews and Rehearsals
- The costumes of Mayerling
- Principals in rehearsal
- Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet
- Sword fighting: Sharp points and pirouettes
- Cast gallery

Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish (Mayerling) + Italian, Portuguese, Japanese (Romeo and Juliet)
Running time: 6 hrs 51 mins (ballet) + 83 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 4 (DVD 9)