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Opera Film: Charles Gounod's ROMÉO ET JULIETTE

Opera Film: Charles Gounod's ROMÉO ET JULIETTE

Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Opera in a prologue and five acts
Sung in French

Recorded Live: February 27, 2018 at 8pm (Barcelona time) From the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.

Conductor - Josep Pons
Director - Stephen Lawless
Set & Costume Design - Ashley Martin Davis
Lighting - Mimi Jordan Sherin
Choreography - Nicola Bowie
Chorus Master - Conxita García

Juliette - Aida Garifullina
Stéphano - Tara Erraught
Gertrude - Susanne Resmark
Roméo - Saimir Pirgu
Tybalt - David Alegret
Benvolio - Beñat Egiarte
Mercutio - Gabriel Bermúdez
Pàris - Isaac Galán
Gregorio - Germán Olvera
Capulete - Ruben Amoretti
Frère Laurent - Nicola Ulivieri
The Duke - Stefano Palatchi

Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Charles Gounods adaptation of Shakespeares timeless tragedy returns to the stage of the Gran Teatre del Liceu after an absence of over three decades.

Co-produced with the Santa Fe Opera, this production is conducted by Josep Pons and directed by Stephen Lawless. The action is moved to the context of the American Civil War (1861-1865), providing clear context for the insurmountable divisions between the Capulets and the Montagues. The lovers live in a classic mortuary, foreshadowing their fatal destiny from the very start of their infatuation.

Hailed by Plácido Domingo as one of the most exciting opera divas of today and tomorrow, Aida Garifullina stars as Juliet alongside Saimir Pirgu, who has been described by Opera Today as "one of the world's most important interpreters of lyric tenor roles".