Romeo et Juliette

Alternative title

Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

BBC radio broadcast of Gounod’s opera live from Covent Garden. The new production by Nicolas Joel is sung in French. Charles Mackerras conducts the Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Covent Garden.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

12 Nov 1994 at 18:55 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

185 mins

Credits

Director

Nicolas Joel

Writer

Jules Barbier; Michel Carré

Music

Charles Gounod

Cast

Roberto Alagna	Romeo
Leontina Vaduva	Juliet
Francois Le Roux	Mercutio
Robert Lloyd	Friar Laurence
Sarah Walker	Gertrude (Nurse)
Anna Maria Panzarells	Stephano (Page)
David Wilson-Johnson	Escalus, Prince of Verona
Jeremy White	Gregory
Paul Charles Clarke	Tybalt
Peter Sidhom	Capulet
Richard Halton	Paris

Additional Details

Theatre

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Fairies; Fairy tales

Notes

General

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History

Between acts I and II there was a 10 minute broadcast SOFTEST MUSIC TO ATTENDING EARS in which Graham Fawcett reflected on interpretations of the play by Gounod, Bernstein and Bellini. Between acts III and IV in SHAKESPEARE AND THE FAIRY TALE (20mins) Marina Warner considered the use Shakespeare made of fairies and fairy tales.

This production, directed by Brian Large for television, was broadcast on BBC2, 14 April 1995. The performance for television was recorded 15 November 1994. Catalogued separately on this databas

Archive

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