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Venue
Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom
Company
The Royal Ballet
Sources

A Tribute to Margot Fonteyn

30 May 1990

A Gala performance of Romeo and Juliet to celebrate Dame Margot Fonteyn who was present.  It was preceded by a performance of an aria and the brindisi from Verdi’s opera La traviata, sung by Placido Domingo and Judith Howarth.

Works

Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan)

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan

Music: Sergey Prokofiev

Performance role: Mercutio

Other performers: Sylvie Guillem (Juliet),
Jonathan Cope (Romeo),
Anthony Dowell (Tybalt)