Massenet - Manon / Penney, Dowell, Wall, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden

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Summary: Manon
Review: I have only the best things to say about the Royal Ballet and their production of Manon. This production was fantastic. The scenery and costumes were wonderful. The dancers were excellent. I thought that Jennifer Penny was a marvelous Manon, and in my opinion, I like Anthony Dowell better in the role of Des Grieux, than in any other ballet video that he has ever done.Monica Mason dances her role exquisitely and David Wall was a fantastic Lescaut.The whole ballet company was outstanding.Not only do they dance well, but they are also great actors and actresses. The choreography by Kenneth MacMillan is vibrant, dramatic, eciting and entertaining.The music, by Massenet, is lovely.The story of Manon also presents a wonderful moral message, that while love can bring out the best in people, money and riches can corrupt them, and that the fundemental important things in life, are not the gaining of money and riches, but how a person conducts themself in society (do they posess moral values). It took me a long time to build up the courage to buy this video, but after having seen it, I am so glad that I did. I have 12 ballet videos that I love and adore, but this video has to be the one that I love the most.