Organization

Conductor

Enrique Patrón de Rueda

Stage director

Alejandro Chacón

Set designer

Patricia Gutierrez

Lighting designer

Manolo Toledo

Costume designer

Adán Martínez

Chorus master

Alfredo Domínguez

Soprano

Ainhoa Arteta

Juliet

Tenor

Frédéric Antoun

Romeo

Bass

Noé Colín

Friar Laurent

Baritone

Gerardo Garciacano

Mercutio

Mezzo-soprano

Maria Katzarava

Stephano

Bass-baritone

Armando Gama

Count Capulet

Dante Alcalá

Tybalt

Mayté Cervantes

Gertrude

Guillermo Ruiz

The Duke

Arturo López Castillo

Paris

Roberto Aznar

Gregory

Karim Ravelo

Benvolio

Others

Choir of the Theater of Fine Arts

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Theater of Fine Arts

Orquesta del Teatro de Bellas Artes

Roméo et Juliette -  (Romeo and Juliet)

Mexico City

Mexico

Romeo and Juliet, by Charles Gounod Opera in a prologue and five acts, with music by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) and French libretto by Jules Barbier (1825-1901) and Michael Carré (1821-1872), based on the tragedy namesake of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, on April 27, 1867. Approximate duration: 2 h 40 min Romeo and Juliet meet at her birthday celebration, to which the former has arrived with his family hidden under the masks of she. The young people fall in love instantly, but they belong to enemy families: the Capulets and the Montagues. Due to this age-old rivalry, the lovers decide to get married in secret. In a fight between the two clans, Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo's best friend. In revenge, Romeo kills Tybalt, and is banished. after the farewell, her father informs Juliet that, following Teobaldo's last wish, she will be married by Paris. To avoid this fate that would separate her from her beloved Romeo, her Juliet will take a drug that will make her appear dead. Once in her tomb, Romeo will rescue her from her to take her with him and finally unite her lives. However, the young man does not find out about the plan in time and decides to take his own life with a powerful poison, seeing his beloved dead. Dying, he arrives at the tomb of Juliet, who awakens to discover that Romeo is dead. The pain is such that Juliet takes her own life. Cast Julieta: Ainhoa ​​Arteta Romeo: Frédéric Antoun Fray Lorenzo: Noé Colín Mercucio: Gerardo Garciacano Esteban: María Katzarava Capuleto: Armando Gama Teobaldo: Dante Alcalá Gertrudis: Mayté Cervantes Duke of Verona: Guillermo Ruiz Paris: Arturo López Castillo Gregorio:

Roméo et Juliette Gounod

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Romeo and Juliet

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