The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

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.

Director: Bartlett Sher

Cast

Diana Damrau

Juliette

Vittorio Grigolo

Romeo

E

Elliot Madore

Mercutio

Mikhail Petrenko

Frère Laurent

O

Oren Gradus

The Duke of Verona

D

Diana Montague

Gertrude

J

Jeongcheol Cha

Grégorio

V

Virginie Verrez

Stéphano