Sunday, Feb 13 2:00p
at AT&TPerforming Arts Center: Winspear Opera House, Dallas, TX
Thanks to new translations, Shakespeare became all the rage in 19th-century Europe. Among innumerable operatic adaptations of the Bard’s plays, one of the most enduring is Charles Gounod’s of "Romeo and Juliet." It simplifies the story, but makes room for romantic slush, dramatic clashes and Juliet’s waltzing aria “Je veux vivre” (“I want to live”). read more
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Tags: theater, opera, romeo juliet, botw_arts Thanks to new translations, Shakespeare became all the rage in 19th-century Europe.
Among innumerable operatic adaptations of the Bard’s plays, one of the most enduring is Charles Gounod’s of "Romeo and Juliet." It simplifies the story, but makes room for romantic slush, dramatic clashes and Juliet’s waltzing aria “Je veux vivre” (“I want to live”). Opening Friday at the Winspear Opera House, the Dallas Opera’s production features tenor Charles Castronovo in his company debut, and returns for soprano Lyubov Petrova (previously seen here as Zerbinetta in "Ariadne auf Naxos" and Susanna in "The Marriage of Figaro") and veteran British bass Robert Lloyd (as Friar Lawrence).
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