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  • ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (CHARLES GOUNOD)

  • Company : Annapolis Opera
801, Annapolis, United States of America
18, 20 May 2012
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    Michael Wade Lee Follow

    Roméo
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    Megan Marie Hart Follow

    Juliette Capulet (Soprano)
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    Rolando Sanz Follow

    Tybalt
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    Andrew Garland Follow

    Mercutio
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    Karin Mushegain Follow

    Stéphano
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    Liam Moran Follow

    Frère Laurent
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    Andrew Sauvageau Follow

    Pâris
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    Braxton Peters Follow

    Stage director
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    Eric Finbarr Carey Follow

    Benvolio
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    Eugenie Grunewald Follow

    Gertrude
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    Jimi James Follow

    Capulet
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    John Lehmeyer Follow

    Costume Designer
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    Lorraine Vom Saal Follow

    Costume Design
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    Patrizia Conte Follow

    Gertrude
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    Richard Kagey Follow

    Set Designer
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    Ronald Gretz Follow

    Conductor

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE

The five-act production - sung in French with English surtitles - opens on a splendid masked ball taking place at the Capulet palace in Verona, Italy. Early on, opera-goers are made aware of the hostility that reigns supreme between the powerful Montague (Romeo) and Capulet (Juliet) families. For this reason, upon their first meeting, Romeo and Juliet should follow suit, but love conquers all, or it seems for the moment.

As the opera progresses, Romeo and Juliet have professed their mutual love during the famous balcony scene overlooking the Capulet's garden. Soon, Friar Laurence, believing a marriage would bring reconciliation to the feuding families, unites the young lovers in holy wedlock.

But, in the closing acts, things do not go as planned and misunderstandings between Romeo and Juliet lead to deadly actions resulting in dire consequences.

The original opera "Roméo et Juliette" - based on Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers and set to music by renown French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) with collaborating librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carré - premiered in Paris in 1867 and was performed by the Théậtre Lyrique Opera Company.

" 'Romeo and Juliet' is an opera I have loved for over 40 years," said Ronald Gretz, the company's artistic director. "This is the first time the Annapolis Opera is producing it and the first time I have ever conducted it. We have assembled a terrific cast of incredibly talented singers with whom I feel privileged to work, and we have 32 musicians from the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra playing for both performances."

Friday, May 18 & Sunday, May 20 2012
Annapolis Opera
801 Chase St, Annapolis, MD 21401

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