The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

192 mins | Drama, Music | Dec. 15, 2007

The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed young couple. The abandon and ardor of their performances brought audiences to their feet in both the opera house and in movie theaters. And the unique, up-close-and-personal camerawork takes the viewer onstage to witness some of the production’s most memorable images and sultriest moments as never before.

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

192 mins | Drama, Music | Dec. 15, 2007

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
The world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna playing the star-crossed young couple. The abandon and ardor of their performances brought audiences to their feet in both the opera house and in movie theaters. And the unique, up-close-and-personal camerawork takes the viewer onstage to witness some of the production’s most memorable images and sultriest moments as never before.
Producers
Original title The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Directors Gary Halvorson
Writers Michel Carré, Jules Barbier, William Shakespeare

Cast

Anna Netrebko

as Juliette

Roberto Alagna

as Roméo

Robert Lloyd

as Frère Laurent

Nathan Gunn

as Mercutio

Plácido Domingo

as Self - Conductor

Renée Fleming

as Self - Host

Marc Heller

as Tybalt

Jane Bunnell

as Gertrude

David Won

as Grégorio

Isabel Leonard

as Stéphano

Tony Stevenson

as Benvolio

Louis Otey

as Pâris

Dean Peterson

as The Duke of Verona

Charles Taylor

as Capulet