Nicholas GeorgiadisCBE (14 September 1923 – 10 March 2001) was a Greek painter, stage and costume designer, best known for his work in ballet, particularly in collaboration with Kenneth MacMillan.
In 1955, he won the school’s First Prize for Stage Design, which led to his discovery by Dame Ninette de Valois and his commission to design for the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. This marked the beginning of a professional partnership between Georgiadis and Kenneth MacMillan that was to last for almost four decades.
Why The Royal Ballet love performing Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece, screened live around the world and on BP Big Screens on 11 June 2019. Subscribe to our channel and find encore screenings near you https://www.roh.org.uk/showings/romeo-and-juliet-live-2019
Deborah MacMillan, Matthew Ball, Yasmine Naghdi and Gary Avis discuss their experience of rehearsing and performing in this dramatic and tragic ballet.
Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs.
In 1965, MacMillan's Rome...
published: 11 Jun 2019
Ballett: Raymonda - Probenvideo
Rudolf Nurejews "Raymonda" in der edlen Aussattung von Nicholas Georgiadis und zur Musik von Alexander Glasunow kehrt nach längerer Abwesenheit erstmals unter Manuel Legris wieder auf den Spielplan der Wiener Staatsoper zurück. Die Liebesgeschichte um die junge Raymonda und den Ritter Jean de Brienne steckt voller Dramatik, die aber trotz der zwischenzeitlichen Entführung von Raymonda durch die heldenhafte Befreiung ihres geliebten Ritters einen glücklichen Ausgang nimmt.
published: 14 Dec 2016
The Royal Ballet on what makes Romeo and Juliet a modern classic
On 20 February 2022, catch an Encore screening of Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet at a cinema near you. Find your nearest screening: https://www.roh.org.uk/cinemas/production/48920
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotiona...
published: 15 Feb 2022
MacMillan / Massenet: Manon (The Royal Ballet)
Release Date - April 2019
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory.
Nicholas Georgiadis’s period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris Luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan’s choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet’s music.
The impassioned pas de deux from Manon and Des Grieux drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan’s most powerful dramas.
Recorded in true Surround Sound.
Sarah Lamb - Manon
Vadim Muntagirov - Des Grieux
Ryoichi Hirano - Lescaut
Gary Avis - Monsieur G.M.
Itziar Mendizabal - Lescaut’s Mistress
Kristen McNally - Madame
Thomas Whitehead - The Gaoler
James Hay -...
published: 27 Feb 2019
How do ballet dancers recover from injury?
Steven McRae shares his recovery journey in the run up to performing Mayerling. Please note that this video features graphic imagery of surgery from the outset.
Find out more about this production at www.roh.org.uk/productions/mayerling-by-kenneth-macmillan
Mayerling is based on the true story of the deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf and his teenage mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889. This dark and intense ballet was created for The Royal Ballet in 1978 and is regarded by many as among Kenneth MacMillan's finest works. Orchestrated and arranged by John Lanchbery, the music of Franz Liszt sweeps the story to its intense conclusion, and sumptuous designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring to life the formal, oppressive world of the Austro-Hungarian court.
The large-scale crowd and court scenes show the w...
published: 15 Oct 2018
The Royal Ballet - Romeo and Juliet rehearsal #WorldBalletDay 2021
Fumi Kaneko and William Bracewell rehearse the balcony pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet for #WorldBalletDay. Watch the full stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7dqNoBjI8&t=0s
The rehearsal features coaching from former Royal Ballet principals and répétiteurs Leslie Collier and Ed Watson.
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tra...
published: 25 Oct 2021
The Nutcracker: "Arabian dance"
Nureyev in less than 5 minutes narrates a brilliant story!
choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev
conductor: John Lanchbery
designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
The Royal Ballet Company
Covent Garden 1968
Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece, screened live around the world and on BP...
Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece, screened live around the world and on BP Big Screens on 11 June 2019. Subscribe to our channel and find encore screenings near you https://www.roh.org.uk/showings/romeo-and-juliet-live-2019
Deborah MacMillan, Matthew Ball, Yasmine Naghdi and Gary Avis discuss their experience of rehearsing and performing in this dramatic and tragic ballet.
Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs.
In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.
Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece, screened live around the world and on BP Big Screens on 11 June 2019. Subscribe to our channel and find encore screenings near you https://www.roh.org.uk/showings/romeo-and-juliet-live-2019
Deborah MacMillan, Matthew Ball, Yasmine Naghdi and Gary Avis discuss their experience of rehearsing and performing in this dramatic and tragic ballet.
Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs.
In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.
Rudolf Nurejews "Raymonda" in der edlen Aussattung von Nicholas Georgiadis und zur Musik von Alexander Glasunow kehrt nach längerer Abwesenheit erstmals unter M...
Rudolf Nurejews "Raymonda" in der edlen Aussattung von Nicholas Georgiadis und zur Musik von Alexander Glasunow kehrt nach längerer Abwesenheit erstmals unter Manuel Legris wieder auf den Spielplan der Wiener Staatsoper zurück. Die Liebesgeschichte um die junge Raymonda und den Ritter Jean de Brienne steckt voller Dramatik, die aber trotz der zwischenzeitlichen Entführung von Raymonda durch die heldenhafte Befreiung ihres geliebten Ritters einen glücklichen Ausgang nimmt.
Rudolf Nurejews "Raymonda" in der edlen Aussattung von Nicholas Georgiadis und zur Musik von Alexander Glasunow kehrt nach längerer Abwesenheit erstmals unter Manuel Legris wieder auf den Spielplan der Wiener Staatsoper zurück. Die Liebesgeschichte um die junge Raymonda und den Ritter Jean de Brienne steckt voller Dramatik, die aber trotz der zwischenzeitlichen Entführung von Raymonda durch die heldenhafte Befreiung ihres geliebten Ritters einen glücklichen Ausgang nimmt.
On 20 February 2022, catch an Encore screening of Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet at a cinema near you. Find your nearest screening: https://www.roh.org.uk/c...
On 20 February 2022, catch an Encore screening of Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet at a cinema near you. Find your nearest screening: https://www.roh.org.uk/cinemas/production/48920
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotional end.
Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.
On 20 February 2022, catch an Encore screening of Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet at a cinema near you. Find your nearest screening: https://www.roh.org.uk/cinemas/production/48920
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotional end.
Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.
Release Date - April 2019
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, a classi...
Release Date - April 2019
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory.
Nicholas Georgiadis’s period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris Luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan’s choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet’s music.
The impassioned pas de deux from Manon and Des Grieux drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan’s most powerful dramas.
Recorded in true Surround Sound.
Sarah Lamb - Manon
Vadim Muntagirov - Des Grieux
Ryoichi Hirano - Lescaut
Gary Avis - Monsieur G.M.
Itziar Mendizabal - Lescaut’s Mistress
Kristen McNally - Madame
Thomas Whitehead - The Gaoler
James Hay - Beggar Chief
Artists of the Royal Ballet
Choreographer - Kenneth MacMillan
Music - Jules Massenet (orch. Martin Yates)
Designer - Nicholas Georgiadis
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor - Martin Yates
Catalogue numbers: OA1285D (DVD) / OABD7255D (BLU-RAY)
Release Date - April 2019
More information here:
DVD - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OA1285D
Blu-Ray - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OABD7255D
Release Date - April 2019
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory.
Nicholas Georgiadis’s period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris Luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan’s choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet’s music.
The impassioned pas de deux from Manon and Des Grieux drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan’s most powerful dramas.
Recorded in true Surround Sound.
Sarah Lamb - Manon
Vadim Muntagirov - Des Grieux
Ryoichi Hirano - Lescaut
Gary Avis - Monsieur G.M.
Itziar Mendizabal - Lescaut’s Mistress
Kristen McNally - Madame
Thomas Whitehead - The Gaoler
James Hay - Beggar Chief
Artists of the Royal Ballet
Choreographer - Kenneth MacMillan
Music - Jules Massenet (orch. Martin Yates)
Designer - Nicholas Georgiadis
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor - Martin Yates
Catalogue numbers: OA1285D (DVD) / OABD7255D (BLU-RAY)
Release Date - April 2019
More information here:
DVD - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OA1285D
Blu-Ray - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OABD7255D
Steven McRae shares his recovery journey in the run up to performing Mayerling. Please note that this video features graphic imagery of surgery from the outset....
Steven McRae shares his recovery journey in the run up to performing Mayerling. Please note that this video features graphic imagery of surgery from the outset.
Find out more about this production at www.roh.org.uk/productions/mayerling-by-kenneth-macmillan
Mayerling is based on the true story of the deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf and his teenage mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889. This dark and intense ballet was created for The Royal Ballet in 1978 and is regarded by many as among Kenneth MacMillan's finest works. Orchestrated and arranged by John Lanchbery, the music of Franz Liszt sweeps the story to its intense conclusion, and sumptuous designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring to life the formal, oppressive world of the Austro-Hungarian court.
The large-scale crowd and court scenes show the whole Company off at its dramatic finest. But it is MacMillan's choreography for Rudolf, one of the most technically and emotionally demanding roles in the repertory for male dancers, that makes this ballet so iconic. Rudolf's emotional decline is charted through daring and visceral pas de deux with his mother, his wife and Mary Vetsera - choreography that pushes classical ballet to its limits.
Steven McRae shares his recovery journey in the run up to performing Mayerling. Please note that this video features graphic imagery of surgery from the outset.
Find out more about this production at www.roh.org.uk/productions/mayerling-by-kenneth-macmillan
Mayerling is based on the true story of the deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf and his teenage mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889. This dark and intense ballet was created for The Royal Ballet in 1978 and is regarded by many as among Kenneth MacMillan's finest works. Orchestrated and arranged by John Lanchbery, the music of Franz Liszt sweeps the story to its intense conclusion, and sumptuous designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring to life the formal, oppressive world of the Austro-Hungarian court.
The large-scale crowd and court scenes show the whole Company off at its dramatic finest. But it is MacMillan's choreography for Rudolf, one of the most technically and emotionally demanding roles in the repertory for male dancers, that makes this ballet so iconic. Rudolf's emotional decline is charted through daring and visceral pas de deux with his mother, his wife and Mary Vetsera - choreography that pushes classical ballet to its limits.
Fumi Kaneko and William Bracewell rehearse the balcony pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet for #WorldBalletDay. Watch the full stream at https:...
Fumi Kaneko and William Bracewell rehearse the balcony pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet for #WorldBalletDay. Watch the full stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7dqNoBjI8&t=0s
The rehearsal features coaching from former Royal Ballet principals and répétiteurs Leslie Collier and Ed Watson.
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotional end.
Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.
Fumi Kaneko and William Bracewell rehearse the balcony pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet for #WorldBalletDay. Watch the full stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7dqNoBjI8&t=0s
The rehearsal features coaching from former Royal Ballet principals and répétiteurs Leslie Collier and Ed Watson.
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotional end.
Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.
Nureyev in less than 5 minutes narrates a brilliant story!
choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev
conductor: John Lanchbery
designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
The Royal Bal...
Nureyev in less than 5 minutes narrates a brilliant story!
choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev
conductor: John Lanchbery
designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
The Royal Ballet Company
Covent Garden 1968
Nureyev in less than 5 minutes narrates a brilliant story!
choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev
conductor: John Lanchbery
designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
The Royal Ballet Company
Covent Garden 1968
Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece, screened live around the world and on BP Big Screens on 11 June 2019. Subscribe to our channel and find encore screenings near you https://www.roh.org.uk/showings/romeo-and-juliet-live-2019
Deborah MacMillan, Matthew Ball, Yasmine Naghdi and Gary Avis discuss their experience of rehearsing and performing in this dramatic and tragic ballet.
Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs.
In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.
Rudolf Nurejews "Raymonda" in der edlen Aussattung von Nicholas Georgiadis und zur Musik von Alexander Glasunow kehrt nach längerer Abwesenheit erstmals unter Manuel Legris wieder auf den Spielplan der Wiener Staatsoper zurück. Die Liebesgeschichte um die junge Raymonda und den Ritter Jean de Brienne steckt voller Dramatik, die aber trotz der zwischenzeitlichen Entführung von Raymonda durch die heldenhafte Befreiung ihres geliebten Ritters einen glücklichen Ausgang nimmt.
On 20 February 2022, catch an Encore screening of Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet at a cinema near you. Find your nearest screening: https://www.roh.org.uk/cinemas/production/48920
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotional end.
Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.
Release Date - April 2019
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory.
Nicholas Georgiadis’s period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris Luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan’s choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet’s music.
The impassioned pas de deux from Manon and Des Grieux drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan’s most powerful dramas.
Recorded in true Surround Sound.
Sarah Lamb - Manon
Vadim Muntagirov - Des Grieux
Ryoichi Hirano - Lescaut
Gary Avis - Monsieur G.M.
Itziar Mendizabal - Lescaut’s Mistress
Kristen McNally - Madame
Thomas Whitehead - The Gaoler
James Hay - Beggar Chief
Artists of the Royal Ballet
Choreographer - Kenneth MacMillan
Music - Jules Massenet (orch. Martin Yates)
Designer - Nicholas Georgiadis
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor - Martin Yates
Catalogue numbers: OA1285D (DVD) / OABD7255D (BLU-RAY)
Release Date - April 2019
More information here:
DVD - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OA1285D
Blu-Ray - http://www.opusarte.com/details/OABD7255D
Steven McRae shares his recovery journey in the run up to performing Mayerling. Please note that this video features graphic imagery of surgery from the outset.
Find out more about this production at www.roh.org.uk/productions/mayerling-by-kenneth-macmillan
Mayerling is based on the true story of the deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf and his teenage mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889. This dark and intense ballet was created for The Royal Ballet in 1978 and is regarded by many as among Kenneth MacMillan's finest works. Orchestrated and arranged by John Lanchbery, the music of Franz Liszt sweeps the story to its intense conclusion, and sumptuous designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring to life the formal, oppressive world of the Austro-Hungarian court.
The large-scale crowd and court scenes show the whole Company off at its dramatic finest. But it is MacMillan's choreography for Rudolf, one of the most technically and emotionally demanding roles in the repertory for male dancers, that makes this ballet so iconic. Rudolf's emotional decline is charted through daring and visceral pas de deux with his mother, his wife and Mary Vetsera - choreography that pushes classical ballet to its limits.
Fumi Kaneko and William Bracewell rehearse the balcony pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet for #WorldBalletDay. Watch the full stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7dqNoBjI8&t=0s
The rehearsal features coaching from former Royal Ballet principals and répétiteurs Leslie Collier and Ed Watson.
Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the world repertory. The nuanced and detailed choreography gives dancers in the lead roles a wealth of opportunity for differing interpretations of the doomed lovers.
Evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis bring the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets. Prokofiev’s ravishing score sweeps this dramatic ballet towards its inevitable, emotional end.
Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.
Nureyev in less than 5 minutes narrates a brilliant story!
choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev
conductor: John Lanchbery
designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
The Royal Ballet Company
Covent Garden 1968
Nicholas GeorgiadisCBE (14 September 1923 – 10 March 2001) was a Greek painter, stage and costume designer, best known for his work in ballet, particularly in collaboration with Kenneth MacMillan.
In 1955, he won the school’s First Prize for Stage Design, which led to his discovery by Dame Ninette de Valois and his commission to design for the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. This marked the beginning of a professional partnership between Georgiadis and Kenneth MacMillan that was to last for almost four decades.
A revival of his early Danses Concertantes, firing off Stravinsky at his most effervescent and designed with exuberantly colourful Festival-of-Britain jazziness by Nicholas Georgiadis, provided half an hour of pure joy ...Wonderful ... Wonderful ... .
The scenery, designed by Nicholas Georgiadis, is defiantly drab, with rags of varying brown hues serving as the backdrop, flooded by a wash of warm yellow lighting designed by Jacopo Pantani...Manon. Royal Opera House, London W2CE .
toggle audio on and off. change volume. download audio. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'Romeo & Juliet' at Kennedy Center (Part 1) ... from Wednesday through Sunday ... You’ll also enjoy Nicholas Georgiadis’ colossal sets and lavish costumes ... change volume.
Powered by a score of Liszt excerpts assembled by John Lanchbery (and played with passion by the orchestra under Koen Kessels), set by Nicholas Georgiadis among glowing autumnal colours, its imaginative, inventive confidence is truly astonishing.