I was born too late to have the privilege of seeing Sylvie and Laurent dance together, so I'm so thrilled these videos exist. There's something about watching Sylvie... she never seems to think about her next steps, but simply lets the performance flow out through her arms and legs. I feel almost hypnotised by her ballet, as silly as that might sound. Seeing this Manon in person must be a jewel of a memory for whoever was there.

Thank you very much for giving us a chance to watch this performance. The entire Manon by young Sylvie and Hilaire (and Romoli)!? My God, this is quite a treasure!

I absolutely love Sylvie's acting. The London years and her multifaceted career made her get out of the restraint of a more French corset and become the charismatic performer she became. I was in awe at each performance of Manon watching how her vivid intelligence and passion would lead her through the plot intricacies. And what is fascinating is that her acting skills irradiate to her entire body. Therefore even her arms and feet "speak". Who knows if some new artist will be able to be that compelling and enticing on stage.

She is Amazing!!! All of them are.

Sylvie Guillem is fearless, faultless and flawless! What a fine performance! And what a find!

Wowwwwwwwwwwww. I'm dying. I never saw them in Manon. I love this work by Kenneth Mac Millan and none other than Sylvie and Laurent. Thank you Thank you Toscanina. You made me very happy

Gillot is hilarious as well as Romoli. Amazing performance. Thank you for uploading such a treasure I had the chance to watch "on the spot"! Sylvie was back in Paris for a week if I memory is right.

Muchas gracias, adoro a sylvie guillem. La ame como bailarina desde el primer dia que la conocí.

Sylvie Guillem enquanto bailarina foi excepcional e inigualável na sua época. No período da Opera de Paris, infelizmente não teve parteners á altura de seu talento na casa. E aqui nesta obra percebemos que por mais dedicado e esforçado que seja, Laurent Hilaire não consegue fazer par ao talento de Sylvie.

Extraordinaire de trouver sur votre chaîne des spectacles auxquels j'ai assisté il y a 20 ans et que je pensais ne jamais revoir! Merci! Celui là, si ma mémoire est bonne était en mai ou juin 2002.

Thanks very much for this production , a great Sylvie, Laurent , Ramoli , others

Anytime I see this performance with Silvie and Lauren, I cannot help crying...Especially the last pas de deux....!

Bravissimi!❤

Once again, there is mention of the composer!

Thank you! 0:17:35 0:40:47

Didn't you just tell me in the comments to another video that there wasn't footage of the whole ballet? Nice find! Thx for posting! (I guess we might have been discussing Sylvie with Cope. Still...Sylvie!)

Sylvie Guillem manca troppo

pas mal

55:11 i think the ballerina is marie agnès gillot

Oh, why so many changes to the original choreography by Kenneth MacMillan?

Do you know what year?

Massenet deserves much more respect than he is given.

what's the year ?

Extraordinaire Massenet!!

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Humm….But the very best Manon ever remain Isabelle Guerin !

Really bad of you to record this. I wish someone had reported you.