Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet - The Royal Ballet (2007) [Blu-ray]

Following his awesome Spartacus on Decca DVD, ballet superstar Carlos Acosta dances one of the two 'star-crossed lovers' in Shakespeare's timeless tragedy - presented in the classic Kenneth MacMillan choreography and beautifully staged by the Royal Ballet.
In this perennial favourite, Carlos Acosta dances alongside his regular partner, the Spanish ballerina, Tamara Rojo - a celebrated stage partnership which currently has no equal. The drama of the doomed lovers is set against the ravishing sets and costumes designs of Nicholas Georgiadis.
This High Definition recording was filmed by the BBC, and formed their principal cultural broadcast for Christmas 2007.
'Romeo & Juliet' will be joined later in 2009 by the release of 'Manon', another great MacMillan classic, in which Carlos Acosta will again be partnered by Tamara Rojo.
'Romeo & Juliet' and 'Manon' signal the beginning of a major collaboration with Carlos Acosta and The Royal Ballet, which is expected to continue in early 2009 with the filming of 'La Bayadere'.

Ромео и Джульетта — балет Сергея Сергеевича Прокофьева по одноимённой трагедии Уильяма Шекспира. Премьера балета состоялась в 1938 г. в Брно (Чехословакия). Широкую известность, однако, получила редакция балета, которая была представлена в Кировском театре в Ленинграде в 1940 г. «Ромео и Джульетта» Прокофьева — один из самых популярных балетов двадцатого столетия.