The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette
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8/10
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
Vittorio Grigolo
Elliot Madore
Mikhail Petrenko
Oren Gradus
Diana Montague
Jeongcheol Cha
Virginie Verrez
Tony Stevenson
Ailyn Pérez
