  We study the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) star clusters R 127 and R 128 using
imaging and spectroscopy obtained at the ESO NTT telescope. An advanced image
restoration technique allows us to resolve these two clusters into at least 14
and 33 stars respectively and obtain their photometry. In particular, we show
that the core of R 127 is composed of at least four stars and identify the
Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) component. The closest neighbor of the LBV (star
#8) is 1".5 away. Moreover, from medium dispersion spectroscopy we determine
the spectral types for 19 stars in and near both clusters, and in particular
present the first spatially resolved observation of the second brightest
component of the R 127 cluster (star #3) situated 3".3 from the LBV. By
comparing with evolutionary models we also look into the stellar ages. The
oldest stars of the cluster are ~ 6-8 Myr old, whereas the most massive star of
the region (#7), formed ~ 3 Myr ago as an 80 solar mass star, has turned into
an LBV, the ``R 127'' star.
