Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Blu-Ray) – Yasmine Naghdi, Matthew Ball

Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
Artists: Yasmine Naghdi, Matthew Ball, Valentino Zucchetti, Gary Avis, Benjamin Ella, Nicol Edmonds, Christopher Saunders, Christina Arestis, Kristen McNally, The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Pavel Sorokin
Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan
Format: Blu-Ray
Language: n/a
Subtitles (Bonus Materials): English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: BBC / Opus Arte
Blu-Ray Release Date: May 28, 2021
Run Time: 137 minutes; plus 12 minutes bonus material

Kenneth MacMillan’s passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev’s famously evocative score is the driver for some of the most ardent pas de deux and powerful set pieces in ballet history. The vibrant crowd scenes with magnificent designs by Nicholas Georgiadis vividly recreate the color and bustle of 16th-century Verona in this Royal Ballet classic.

“Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball will hug their first Romeo and Juliet their whole lives. What a dream debut for these two youngsters…” (The Spectator)

“Kenneth MacMillan was a consummate storyteller, and in Romeo and Juliet he came as close to perfection as it’s possible to get.” (Culture Whisper)

“From the quarrelling townsfolk to the stately ball guests, this is a Romeo packed with life, the whole company caught up in the ballet’s unfolding tragedy.” (The Independent)

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