Roméo et Juliette
by Charles Gounod
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
Premiered: Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris, April 1867

October 21, 22, 28, 29, 8:00 p.m.
With Opera Insights at 7:00 p.m.
Conductor: David Effron
Stage Director: Micheal Ehrman
Designer: New Production by C. David Higgins

Sung in French
with English supertitles.

Set in Verona in the 14th Century.

Charles Gounod’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s love story Roméo et Juliette is the most classically operatic of all renditions. The sumptuous score dazzles us with swirling waltzes, dramatic choruses, and an exquisite flood of sublime love duets. The opera closely follows the plot of the play, revealing elements of the deep love between Romeo and Juliet, the secrecy of their marriage, bitterness of extended family feuds, and the final tragedy of misunderstanding that leads to the lovers tragically taking their own lives.