After premiering in Paris in 1867, The Met-Live in HD brings "Roméo et Juliette," perhaps the most enduringly successful of the many operatic settings of the world's consummate love story, to your local theater on Saturday, March 23. "Roméo et Juliette" is an excellent example of French Romanticism, a tradition that values subtlety, sensuality, and graceful vocal delivery over showy effects. In the opera there is a slight shift of focus away from the word games of the original play and a greater focus on the two lovers, who are given four irresistible duets, including a brief final reunion in the tomb scene that does not appear in the play. 

Two singers at the height of their powers–soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim (who's making his The Met-Live in HD debut)–come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod's Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire's most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher's staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent. 

The estimated run-time is 3 hours 10 minutes with five acts and one intermission. 

$24 Member | $28 General Public | $15 Student

For tickets, click above or call 315-797-0055.

Cinema Series Sponsor: Elizabeth R. Lemieux, PhD.