EXCLUSIVE: L'histoire de Manon by Kenneth MacMillan, music by Massenet : Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Yates, Martin, performer.

MacMillan, Kenneth, performer.

Georgiadis, Nicholas, performer.

Rai.

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 5 min., 54 sec.)) : sound, color.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Rai, 20240708.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

Based on Abbé Prévost’s eighteenth-century novel, L’histoire de Manon is a breathtaking ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan and first performed by The Royal Ballet in 1974. MacMillan instills new life into the title protagonist (performed by the sublime Nicoletta Manni), one of the earliest literary examples of the femme fatale —a victim yet engineer of her own tragic fate, who leads herself and her young suitor Des Grieux (Reece Clarke) to a turbulent fall from grace. This whirlwind story is beautifully depicted through dance, from the opening pas de deux to extreme lifts symbolizing Manon’s fatal fever, all underscored by Massenet’s most well-known compositions. Watch the tale unfold in the glorious setting of Milan’s legendary La Scala: a poignant exploration of passion, loss, and betrayal awaits… Photo © Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano / Teatro alla Scala.

Contents:

L'Histoire de Manon / Jules Massenet.

Participant:

Martin Yates ; Kenneth MacMillan ; Nicholas Georgiadis.

Notes:

Broadcast 20240708

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Contains:

Container of: Massenet, Jules. L'Histoire de Manon.

OCLC:

1461919601

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