"The Magic of Romeo and Juliet" - The story of Prokofiev's great ballet

Prokofiev's great ballet is about to be revived at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden. To mark this revival, here is a brief documentary presented by Jonathan Cope and first transmitted in 2007. There are contributions from Carlos Acosta and Tamara Rojo, along with Samuel West, Gerard McBurney, Donald MacLeary, Monica Mason, David Drew and Kenneth MacMillan, the ballet's choreographer. The film clips also include Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in the two principal roles and the programme is uploaded here with all due acknowledgements under the 'fair use' option.

[@mariachile2368]

Extraordinario documental, Acosta maravilloso 👏 y su partner also!! Esto está hecho con mucho amor para nosotros , el público, mil gracias, no words, es emocionante, mágico!!! 💖

[@petra4348]

After all' it was magic of Fonteyn - Nureyev♥

[@michaelmcdonagh5104]

The genius of Prokofiev!

[@sharonsmithers4464]

I just love this ballet it is amazing the music is the masterpiece as it is the ballet,by great choreographers Kenneth Macmillian and the great Matthew Bourne.

[@moiraruff3292]

Tamara: It's not peachy. It's reds, blacks ..." . Oh, yes.

[@kaythomas8521]

Seymour was fabulous......but Nureyev and Fonteyn were just plain unsurpassable.....despite Margot's age ...she was STILL perfect.....and no one couid touch Rudi......

[@carmens8569]

A mi seymour nunca me gustó .en el clásico era malísima no tenía elegancia ni líneas ni cuerpo de bailarina y era obvio que no podía llegar a hacer lo que otras hacian y solo ver sleeping beauty con Nureyev lo corrobora .misma coreografía pero cosas cambiadas,justo los movimientos que más difíciles