Royal Opera House, LondonKenneth MacMillan's Manon, which had its premiere in 1974, is set in one of the most decadent periods in French history: the regency of Philippe d'Orléans, which followed the death from gangrene of Louis XIV in 1715. The stench of corruption permeates the ballet, while its titular heroine, danced on last Thursday's opening night by Sarah Lamb, has few redeeming features. For Manon Lescaut, a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM on November 5, 2011