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The opera entered the repertoire of the Opéra-Comique on 20 January 1873 (with Deloffre and Carvalho returning to their roles from the premiere), where it received 391 performances in 14 years. [3] On 28 November 1888 Roméo et Juliette transferred to the Paris Opéra, with Adelina Patti and Jean de Reszke in the leading roles. [ 3 ]
Romeo and Juliet (Russian: Ромео и Джульетта, romanized: Romeo i Dzhulyetta), Op. 64, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. First composed in 1935, it was substantially revised for its Soviet premiere in early 1940.
Even when she lies apparently dead in the tomb, he says her "beauty makes / This vault a feasting presence full of light." [56] Juliet describes Romeo as "day in night" and "Whiter than snow upon a raven's back." [57] [58] This contrast of light and dark can be expanded as symbols—contrasting love and hate, youth and age in a metaphoric way. [49]
Pages in category "Operas based on Romeo and Juliet" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... (Blacher opera) Romeo und Julia (Sutermeister opera)
Opera house and orchestra Label [1] 1912 Yvonne Gall, Agustarello Affre, Marcel Journet, Alexis Boyer François Ruhlmann, Opéra-Comique Orchestra and Chorus CD: VAI Cat: VAIA 1064-3 1947 Bidu Sayão, Jussi Björling, Nicola Moscona, John Brownlee: Emil Cooper, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus CD: Sony Classical [2] Streaming audio: Met ...
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote many works well-known to the general classical public, including Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. These, along with two of his four concertos, three of his symphonies and two of his ten operas, are among his most familiar works.
Kenneth MacMillan's Royal Ballet production of Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 9 February 1965. [6] Though MacMillan had conceived the ballet for Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable, for "bureaucratic reasons" Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev danced the opening night, to MacMillan's disappointment. [7]
A Village Romeo and Juliet A concise scene-by-scene synopsis is included in this PDF file, provided by the Naxos/Chandos label, of the booklet that accompanies their all-Delius 2-CD set (Naxos catalog item 8.110982-83) that includes the 1948 performance of this opera; all the tracks are conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, recorded from 1946 ...