Roméo et Juliette

Roméo et Juliette / Charles Gounod.

Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher's new staging of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette updates the action to 18th-century Verona and conjures both the magic and heartbreak of this timeless love story. Tenor Vittorio Grigolo and soprano Diana Damrau enchanted audiences as Shakespeare's...

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Main Author: Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Other Authors: Damrau, Diana (Performer), Grigòlo, Vittorio, 1977- (Performer), Madore, Elliot (Performer), Petrenko, Mikhail, 1976- (Performer), Noseda, Gianandrea (Conductor), Sher, Bartlett (Director)
Format: Video
Language:French
English
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Published: [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2017]
Subjects:
Operas.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher's new staging of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette updates the action to 18th-century Verona and conjures both the magic and heartbreak of this timeless love story. Tenor Vittorio Grigolo and soprano Diana Damrau enchanted audiences as Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, with Damrau displaying glittering coloratura virtuosity and Grigolo delivering passionate longing and a moving rendition of the famous aria "Ah! lève-toi, soleil!" On the podium, maestro Gianandrea Noseda draws a wealth of orchestral color from Gounod's lush score
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 50 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:02:50:36
Production Credits:Director, Bartlett Sher.
Participant or Performer:Diana Damrau, Vittorio Grigolo, Elliot Madore, Mikhail Petrenko ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor.
Language:Sung in French; English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish subtitles.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Vendor-supplied metadata.

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