Name: Roméo et Juliette
Start: 1994-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1994-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Organization

Costume designer

Carlo Tommasi

Singer

Baritone

Richard Halton

Paris

Chorus master

Terry Edwards

Conductor

Charles Mackerras

Bass

David Wilson-Johnson

The Duke

Stage director

Nicolas Joël

Set designer

Lighting designer

Bruno Boyer

Tenor

Roberto Alagna

Romeo

Soprano

Leontina Vaduva

Juliet

Paul Charles Clarke

Tybalt

Bass-baritone

Peter Sidhom

Count Capulet

Mezzo-soprano

Sarah Walker

Gertrude

François Le Roux

Mercutio

Jeremy White

Gregory

Anna-Maria Panzarella

Stephano

Robert Lloyd

Friar Laurent

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Others

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

French

Roméo et Juliette -  (Romeo and Juliet)

London

United Kingdom

Main Stage

Charles-François Gounod's musical rendition of the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet is here directed for stage by Nicolas Joel, starring Roberto Alagna and Leontina Vaduva.

Gounod directly adapted his lyrical opera from William Shakespeare's play; the librettists thus remained very close to several characteristics of the play, such as Mercutio's famous "Queen Mab" speech and the balcony scene. After the warlike overture which illustrates the rivalry between the two families, the chorus tells the unavoidable tragedy:

"Verona, saw of old, two rival families:
The Montagues, the Capulets.
From their endless wars, to both of them fatal
Shed blood on the threshold of their palaces.
Like a vermilion ray shines in a stormy sky
Juliette appeared, and Roméo loved her."

The four duets between the two lovers express this sudden and passionate love and are among the most beautiful pieces of late French romanticism.

With this production, the young Roberto Alagna is propelled on the forefront of the international scene. Known as a reference interpreter of Romeo, he will go back to this role on numerous stages and on records. Together with Leontina Vaduva, they perfectly personify the dreamy and impassioned lovers.

Roméo et Juliette Gounod

Public

Romeo and Juliet

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Shakespeare's tragedy of doomed young love receives a wonderful interpretation in Gounod's opera. It combines all the drama of the well-known story and the e...

Charles-François Gounod - Romeo and Juliet: II, 8: Scene and Chorus "Helas! moi, le haïr!"

Romeo and Juliet by Gounod, Tue 15 Nov 1994, From (1994/1994), Directed by Nicolas Joël,, Conductor Charles Mackerras, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

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Programme, About & Synopsis

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