The Metropolitan Opera performs Charles Gounod’s French opera Roméo et Juliette at The Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, April 23 – May 12, 2018. Ailyn Pérez and Charles Castronovo star. Plácido Domingo conducts.
Charles Gounod
Gounod (Paris, 1818 – 1893, Saint-Cloud) is best known for his version of Bach’s Ave Maria and his opera Faust.
Roméo et Juliette
The classic Shakespeare tragedy of star-crossed Italian lovers Romeo and Juliet is the template for subsequent stories of ill-fated young love.
Setting
The story is set in Verona, Italy, a town in northern Italy on the road between Venice and Milan.
Roles
Romeo
Romeo is a son of the house of Montague.
Juliette
Juliette is a daughter of the house of Capulet.
Stéphano
Stéphano is Romeo’s page or assistant.
Mercutio
Mercutio is Romeo’s friend.
Frère Laurent
Frère Laurent is a Franciscan friar and Romeo’s confidant.
Metropolitan Opera’s Roméo et Juliette
This is Bartlett Sher’s 2016 adaptation.
Roméo et Juliette Cast
Placído Domingo
Spanish – Mexican opera legend Plácido Domingo conducts.
Ailyn Pérez
Soprano Ailyn Pérez (Chicago, Illinois) is Juliette. She won the Beverly Sills Award in 2016, and a Sphinx Medal of Excellence in 2017. Pérez has a Mexican heritage.
Karine Deshayes
Mezzo – soprano Karine Deshayes (Rueil-Malmaison, France) is Stéphano.
Charles Castronovo
Tenor Charles Castronovo (Queens, New York) is Roméo. Castronovo has an Italian – Ecuadorian heritage.
Joshua Hopkins
Baritone Joshua Hopkins (Pembroke, Canada) is Mercutio.
Kwangchul Youn
Bass Kwangchul Youn (Chung Ju, South Korea) is Frère Laurent.
Roméo et Juliette Performances
Monday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 27 at 8 pm
Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 5 at 1 pm
Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 12 at 1 pm
Roméo et Juliette Tickets
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