The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

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Jan 21, 17 Music , Drama

Overview

Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are opera’s classic lovers in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation. Director Bartlett Sher’s “brilliant and inspired new production … is a revelation” (Huffington Post), and has already won acclaim for its vivid 18th-century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala. Emmanuel Villaume conducts the sumptuous score.

Director
Bartlett Sher
Original Music Composer
Charles Gounod
Director
Gary Halvorson
Costume Design
Catherine Zuber
Writer
Jules Barbier

Top Billed Cast

Diana Damrau
Juliette
Elliot Madore
Mercutio
Mikhail Petrenko
Frère Laurent
Oren Gradus
The Duke of Verona
Diana Montague
Gertrude
Jeongcheol Cha
Grégorio

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