Gounod’s version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece assumes that the audience is familiar with the source material. There are four duets and a pair of arias for the principal couple. The two arias, "Je veux ...

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There are no puns to be found in composer Charles Gounod’s version of Verona as there are in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Multiple minor characters have been trimmed away to focus on the main ...

If the past two years seemed like an artistic desert for local opera fans, San Diego Opera’s “Roméo et Juliette” feels like an oasis. The lushly cast production, which opened Saturday at the San Diego ...

Given the long history and once preeminent position that French opera once held in New Orleans, it is unfortunate that there seems to be little tolerance among contemporary audiences for anything save ...

Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first ...

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The Florentine Opera production of French, Romantic-era composer Charles Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette," which opens Friday in Marcus Center's Uihlein Hall, is an absolute must-see event. Based on the ...

Brace yourselves for a night of love, drama, and beautiful music! Opera Idaho is thrilled to bring Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Juliette is, undoubtedly, one of the roles that checks the ...

San Diego Opera turns to Shakespeare's famous tale of star-crossed lovers for its second grand opera since returning to live performances at the Civic Theater. The classic French opera "Roméo et ...

"ROMEO ET JULIETTE" OPENS OPERA SEASON; Immense Audience Greets Miss Farrar and M. Rousseliere. BRILLIANT SOCIAL THRONG Marked Success of the American Singer at Her First Appearance Here -- Notables ...