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Monday, June 22, 2009
Romeo and Juliet: The Love Duets
One of the more unusual aspects of Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet is the fact that the tenor and soprano who sing the two title roles have four (count ‘em, FOUR) love duets! Let’s take a look at these duets and see what the challenges are in them for the singers as well as for the audience.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Romeo and Juliet: Great Artists from the Past
Let's get familiar with the music from Gounod's Romeo and Juliet by exploring some of the great artists who essayed these roles in the past. Does the name Eide Norena ring a bell? Or Georges Thill? both of them will become favorites of yours after you hear this!
Romeo and Juliet
From two families divided by hate, two young lovers are joined by fate. Shakespeare’s masterpiece is spun into a gorgeous opera by the rapturous beauty of Gounod’s melodies. Romeo and Juliet are defined by luminous arias as their tender romance unfolds through lush orchestration, and their families’ violent feud plays out in electrifying choruses.
Opera’s new “golden couple”, Stephen Costello and Ailyn Perez, bring radiant voices to stage as Romeo and Juliet. Young, beautiful and wrapped in their own real-life romance, these exciting American singers will draw you into Gounod’s sensual, dreamy and voluptuous music, holding you spellbound as you breathlessly follow the tragic tale of these star-crossed lovers.
The running time is approximately 3 hours, 24 minutes including two 20-minute intermissions.