Manon. Australian Ballet. 1995.

Watch Manon Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bAmFdhFTpU

This highly rated production of Manon by The Australian Ballet was recorded live at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
It 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 Manon's desires and depravity,
sacrifices everything to follow her to a tragic end.

Romeo and Juliet: POB. 1995.

Watch The Performance Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v-CQ1ZwTi4

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 who does the staging, God is in the detail,
and while the sheer exuberance of Manuel Legris (Romeo) and Monique Loudieres (Juliet)
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 Tybalt is danced by Charles Jude and Mercutio by Lionel Delanoe .

The production is visually stunning, and the sound is outstanding to match the wonderful
Paris Opera Orchestra under the baton of Vello Pahn who feel utterly inside the score,
especially the love music. Recorded live at the Paris Opera in 1995.