The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

Plot Summary

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