Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
At least 24 operas have been based on Romeo and Juliet. The earliest, Romeo und Julie in 1776, a Singspiel by Georg Benda, omits much of the action of the play and most of its characters and has a happy ending. It is occasionally revived. The best-known is Gounod's 1867 Roméo et Juliette (libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré), a critical triumph when first performed and frequently revived today. Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi is also revived from time to time, but has sometimes been judged unfavourably because of its perceived liberties with Shakespeare; however, Bellini and his librettist, Felice Romani, worked from Italian sources—principally Romani's libretto for Giulietta e Romeo by Nicola Vaccai—rather than directly adapting Shakespeare's play. Among later operas, there is Heinrich Sutermeister's 1940 work Romeo und Julia.
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Romeo and Juliet (2019)
Romeo and Juliet by W.Shakespeare, from Royal Shakespeare Company, performed at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 2019. Directed by Erica Whyman, starring Bally Gill, Karen Fishwick, Ishia Bennison, Charlotte Josephine, Raphael Sowole. Performed in English and Subtitled in English.
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Giulietta e Romeo (2018)
Giulietta e Romeo by N. Vaccaj from Festival della Valle d'Itria, performed at Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca, 2018. Directed by Cecilia Ligorio, conductor Sestro Quatrini. Starring Leonor Bonilla (Giulietta), Raffaella Lupinacci (Romeo), Leonardo Cortellazzi (Capellio), Paoletta Marrocu (Adelia...
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Roméo et Juliette Op. 17 (1986)
This live recording features a concert performance of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette, a dramatic symphony, with solo and choral voices, in the original French language version.
Sir Colin Davis conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra with soloists Philip Langridge (tenor), Hanna ... -
L'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse performs Prokofiev & Bizet (2009)
Under the baton of Tugan Sokhiev, the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse performs S. Prokofiev's "Romeo et Juliette" and the Interlude of the 3rd Act and Overture of G. Bizet's Carmen.
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Romeo et Juliette (2011)
Romeo et Juliette by C. Gounod, from Arena di Verona, 2011. Directed by Francesco Micheli, conductor Fabio Mastrangelo, starring Nino Machaidze, Artur Rucinski, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Stefano Secco, Cristina Melis, Deyan Vatchkov, Jean-françois Borras, Giorgio Giuseppini, Manrico Signorini, Paolo A...
