Gounod's Roméo et Juliette: Paris Opera
About the Event
Gounod's interpretation of Shakespeare's famous play comes back to the Paris Opera in a staging by Thomas Jolly and an extraordinary cast.
Cast / Production
Music :
Charles Gounod — (1818 — 1893)
Libretto :
Jules Barbier
Michel Carré
Musical direction :
Carlo Rizzi
Chorus Master :
Ching‐Lien Wu
Artistic collaboration :
Katja Krüger
Director :
Thomas Jolly
Set design :
Bruno de Lavenère
Costumes :
Sylvette Dequest
Lighting :
Antoine Travert
Dramaturgy :
Katja Krüger
cast
Juliette :
Elsa Dreisig
17, 20, 23, 26, 29 june ‑ 3, 6, 9, 12 july
&
Pretty Yende
27, 30 june ‑ 4, 7, 11, 15 july
Stephano :
Léa Desandre
17 27 june
&
Marina Viotti
29 june 15 july
Roméo :
Benjamin Bernheim
17, 20, 23, 26, 29 june – 3, 6, 9, 12 july
&
Francesco Demuro
27, 30 june – 4, 7, 11, 15 july
Tybalt :
Maciej Kwaśnikowski
Benvolio :
Thomas Ricart
Mercutio :
Huw Montague Rendall
17 30 june
&
Florian Sempey
3 15 july
Pâris :
Sergio Villegas Galvain
Gregorio :
Yiorgo Ioannou
Capulet :
Laurent Naouri
Frère Laurent :
Jean Teitgen
Le Duc de Vérone :
Jérôme Boutillier
