Artist

Admin

Conductor

Dean Buck

Stage director

Scott Skiba

Singer

Tenor

Jésus Daniel Hernández

Romeo

Soprano

Sarah Joyce Cooper

Juliet

Baritone

Leilani Barratt

Mercutio

Alexander Kluchar

Paris

Bass

Tom O’Donnel

Friar Laurent

Mezzo-soprano

Colleen Sabeh

Gertrude

Bass-baritone

Jonathon Stuckey

Count Capulet

Jason Paul Tate

Tybalt

Joz Vammer

Benvolio

Carla Baldwin

Stephano

Lynn Ohle

Joseph Soriano

Opera Western Reserve

French

Roméo et Juliette -  (Romeo and Juliet)

Youngstown

United States

Stambaugh Auditorium

Roméo et Juliette Gounod

Public

Romeo and Juliet

English

Approved

Experience the timeless tale of the world’s most famous star-crossed lovers, brought to life in an exciting and immersive re-imagination.  OWR’s Romeo + Juliet combines well-known text from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet -spoken in English, with the soaring vocal lines and lush music from Gounod’s opera, Roméo et Juliette -sung in French. This fully-staged production with costumes, lighting, and digital scene design will feature daring sword fights choreographed by Jason Paul Tate, an acclaimed New York City based director, choreographer, and performer whose credits include the Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park and the Metropolitan Opera.  Devised and Directed by Scott Skiba. Guest conductor, Maestro Dean Buck (OWR audiences know maestro from his work as guest conductor for, A Taste of Traviata Nov. 2020) leads the OWR Orchestra.  English language supertitles will be projected through the entire performance, for the sung French and the spoken English.

Romeo and Juliet by Gounod, From (2021/2021), Directed by Scott Skiba,, Conductor Dean Buck, Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, United States

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