Genre:
Ballet
Release Date:
Apr 2006
Recorded:
1995
Number of Discs:
1
Sound:
Stereo
Territory Exclusions:
Australia, NZ, North America
Aspect Ratio:
4:3
Display:
NTSC
Catalog Number:
OAF4006D
Massenet: Manon
Justine Summers (Manon); Steven Heathcote ();
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; Noel Smith
This highly-rated production of Manon by The Australian Ballet was recorded live at the Adelaide Festival Centre in 1995 and features premier dancers Justine Summers, Steven Heathcote, Nigel Burley, Jonathan Kelly, Lynette Wills and Paul De Masson. In 18th century Paris, Manon, a captivating young woman, falls passionately in love with a penniless student, des Grieux. Manipulated by her avaricious brother, she makes a fatal decision to shun her true love and exploit the pleasures of wealth. Des Grieux, a victim of Manons desires and depravity,sacrifices everything to follow her to a tragic end.
Reviews
"...graceful, beautiful and moving, action-packed and highly entertaining." (The Telegraph-Mirror)