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The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs. In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.

Top Cast

  • Matthew Ball

    Matthew Ball

    Romeo

  • Yasmine Naghdi

    Yasmine Naghdi

    Julieta

  • Valentino Zucchetti

    Valentino Zucchetti

    Mercutio

  • Gary Avis

    Gary Avis

    Tybalt

  • Benjamin Ella

    Benjamin Ella

    Benvolio

  • Nicol Edmonds

    Nicol Edmonds

    Paris

  • Christina Arestis

    Christina Arestis

    Lord Capulet

  • Thomas Whitehead

    Thomas Whitehead

    Escalus

  • Fumi Kaneko

    Fumi Kaneko

    Rosaline

Overview

Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs. In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.

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