Opera

Charles Gounod

Roméo et Juliette (in concert version)

16 Dec, 14 - 26 Dec, 14

Musical conductor: Michel Plasson

If there is one piece that shows the true nature of love it is Romeo and Juliet, in which the innocent awakening of the protagonists’ passion is tragically cut short by the hatred of the two feuding families of Verona, a sense of duty, a cruel fate and, finally, death as the only way to have eternal union. The famous Shakespearean tragedy, whose emotional density has elicited a fascination that many artists have tried to emulate, is translated by Charles Gounod into an opera of emotion-filled lyricism. After its huge success, the composer became “the musician of love”. For him, the romance between the two lovers is the core of the plot, seeking above all the emotional impact. Premièring in Paris in 1867, the heir to the grand opéra in the manner of Meyerbeer, mixing with great technical expertise the serious and light styles, displayed magnificent melodic creativity, full of tenderness and delicacy, and broke new ground in the declamatory language that would later be taken up by Massenet and Debussy.

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Opera in five acts
Music by Charles Gounod
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on William Shakespeare´s tragedie Romeo and Juliet (1597)

Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra
(Coro Intemezzo / Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid)

Artistic information

Creative team

Musical conductor Michel Plasson

Chorus Conductor Andrés Máspero

Cast

Juliette Roméo et Juliette (in concert version)

Juliette Irina Lungu

Roméo Roberto Alagna

Roméo Charles Castronovo

Frère Laurent Roberto Tagliavini

Mercutio Joan Martín Royo

Stéphano Marianne Crebassa

Capulet Laurent Alvaro

Tybalt Mikeldi Atxalandabaso

Gertrude Diana Montague

The Duke Fernando Radó

Grégorio Toni Marsol

Benvolio Antonio Lozano

Paris Damián del Castillo

Releases

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19 September

2014

Subscribers friend

24 September

2014

Tickets on sale

29 September

2014

Performances

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Cast
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16 December 2014

21:00

Main Auditorium

Roméo et Juliette (in concert version), Roberto Alagna, Roberto Tagliavini, Joan Martín Royo, Marianne Crebassa, Laurent Alvaro, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Diana Montague, Fernando Radó, Toni Marsol, Antonio Lozano, Damián del Castillo

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20 December 2014

21:00

Main Auditorium

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26 December 2014

21:00

Main Auditorium

Irina Lungu, Charles Castronovo, Roberto Tagliavini, Joan Martín Royo, Marianne Crebassa, Laurent Alvaro, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Diana Montague, Fernando Radó, Toni Marsol, Antonio Lozano, Damián del Castillo

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