The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

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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.

Top Cast

Diana Damrau

Juliette

Vittorio Grigolo

Romeo

Elliot Madore

Mercutio

Mikhail Petrenko

Frère Laurent

Oren Gradus

The Duke of Verona

Diana Montague

Gertrude