The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette (2017)

8.0/10 210 min 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.

Cast

Diana Damrau

Juliette

Vittorio Grigolo

Romeo

Mikhail Petrenko

Frère Laurent

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