Massenet - Manon / Penney, Dowell, Wall, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
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Actor: Anthony Dowell, Jennifer PenneyBrand: Kultur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
DVD Reviews of Massenet - Manon / Penney, Dowell, Wall, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
DVD Review: A common man's point of view.
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh, what utterly beautiful music just a few notes arranged together perfectly will make. They will be found in the love pas de deux of Des Grieux, (Anthony Dowell) and Manon, (Jennifer Penney) shortly after they first meet. The pose you see on the cover of the keep-case is from that pas de deux. I many times skip through the chapters to the "falling in love" pas de deux to listen to the music. Jennifer's use of her hands and arms are a dance unto themselves, and she dances even when her feet do not touch the floor.
This is a very moving love story about a young man who knows he is in love, with a woman who isn't quite so sure of her love for him. Of course, he does not have the Devil in the form of her brother Lescaut, (David Wall) to tempt him away from his love. Tragically, Manon succumbs to the sparkle of jewels and the feel of luxurious fur against her skin, which blind her to true love.
This is also a very complicated story, and it is to his credit that Kenneth MacMillan choreographed a ballet which could tell the story so well w/o a word spoken. We are taken from the slums of Paris, through Des Grieux's apartment, into "Madam's" house, where there is cheating at cards, which leads to murder, and Manon's imprisonment in New Orleans and into the swamps and her death. She does not die alone, however, for her lover, Des Grieux follows her to New Orleans, and saves her from a despicable jailer. Unfortunately, she is already sick and she is unable to survive her ordeal in the swamps. I will tell you, it is hard to keep back the tears.
To really appreciate this ballet it must be viewed several times. It is lovelier each time I see it. Add this ballet to your collection, and you, too, will become absorbed by it, and you too, will enjoy it over and over.
I recently read the story of Manon Lescaut by author Abbe Prevost from which this ballet is "loosely" based. I can understand why it could have influenced three operas and one ballet. It is a very tender love story, and you too may want to check it out from your library. I'm sort of a sentimental person, and wear my emotions close to the surface. I was not able to hold back the tears while I read the last few pages of the story. I kept wanting to hear the music from the ballet all through the story. The story MAY be a veiled autobiography of it's author. Happy viewing and reading.....Richard.
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