Name: Roméo et Juliette
Start: 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Ailyn Pérez

Juliet

Mezzo-soprano

Karine Deshayes

Stephano

Tenor

Charles Castronovo

Romeo

Andrea Shin

Baritone

Joshua Hopkins

Mercutio

Bass

Kwangchul Youn

Friar Laurent

Bogdan Volkov

Tybalt

Maria Zifchak

Gertrude

Tony Stevenson

Benvolio

Bradley Garvin

Paris

Bass-baritone

Laurent Naouri

Count Capulet

Jeongcheol Cha

Gregory

Kevin Short

The Duke

Conductor

Plácido Domingo

Stage director

Bartlett Sher

Set designer

Michael Yeargan

Costume designer

Catherine Zuber

Lighting designer

Jennifer Tipton

Choreographer

Chase Brock

The Metropolitan Opera

French

Roméo et Juliette -  (Romeo and Juliet)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has inspired numerous operatic adaptation, including Gounod’s sumptuous French creation. In this radio broadcast from the 2017–18 season, soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Charles Castronovo shine as the star-crossed lovers. Plácido Domingo, who has conducted more than 150 Met presentations over the past three decades, leads a radiant performance, which also features mezzo-soprano Karine Deshayes as the page Stéphano, baritone Joshua Hopkins as Mercutio, and bass Kwangchul Youn as Frère Laurent.

Production booklet

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