The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

January. 21,2017      
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are opera’s classic lovers in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation. Director Bartlett Sher’s “brilliant and inspired new production … is a revelation” (Huffington Post), and has already won acclaim for its vivid 18th-century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala. Emmanuel Villaume conducts the sumptuous score.

Diana Damrau as  Juliette
Vittorio Grigolo as  Romeo
Mikhail Petrenko as  Frère Laurent

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