Amazon.com: The combination of Prokofiev's masterful score with Rudolf Nureyev's choreography for the ballet company of the Paris Opera could hardly make this Romeo and Juliet anything but a success. However, as it's Nureyev, God is in the details, and while the sheer exuberance of Manuel Legris and Monique Loudieres in the leading roles is undeniable, it's the little things that count, such as Romeo's shyness as he shuffles from one foot to another in the presence of the object of his affections (it's one thing to do dying swans and amorous raptures, but not everyone can effectively choreograph a fidget). The production is visually stunning, although there's an overstatement in the glary lighting that can take one aback somewhat. --Roger Thomas, Amazon.co.uk
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Farcical Fun
This staging of "LfTO" is spare and modernistic, with minimal (but often inventive) sets and costumes, but the singing is first-rate and Nagano's conducting makes for an excellent handling of the music. ... Read More
Rating: - Wow
Amazing. Over-arching power and detail, not only in the main roles but everyone who is on stage all the time. Worth the search.
Rating: - Eh...not my favorite.
I was actually kind of surprised....I wasn't really expecting how different this was going to be. To put it quite plainly, porcelein dolls scare the living heck out of me, so it's not my cup of tea. I'm ... Read More
Rating: - complete but...
less brilliant than the French version, Gergev is not always a great deal.
Martin
Rating: - subtitles missing
There is no way to turn the subtitles on and I have bought 2 DVDs at this point and neither of them have working subtitles. Outside of that is a suberb performance. No company is better than Opera Lyon's ... Read More
- Wow
- Eh...not my favorite.