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Opera on 3: Live from the Met: Romeo et Juliette

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From the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu star in the title roles of Gounod's operatic version of Shakespeare's play about the star-crossed lovers of Verona.
Sung in French.

Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, conductor Bertrand de Billy Prologue; Act 1

7.10 Was Shakespeare a Thief?
Solicitor Anthony Julius makes the case for plagiarism when it is harnessed to genius.

7.30 Acts 2 and 3

8.35 The Met Opera Quiz
With Martin Bernheimer.

8.55 Acts 4 and 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Julius
Unknown:
Martin Bernheimer
Romeo:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Juliette:
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Friar Laurence:
Robert Lloyd (bass)
Mercutio:
Russell Braun (baritone)
Stephano:
Kristine Jepson (soprano)
Capulet:
Alan Held (baritone)
Tybalt:
William Burden (tenor)
Gertrude (Nurse):
Jane Shaulis (mezzo)
Duke of Verona:
Julien Robbins (bass)
Paris:
Jung-Hack Seo (baritone)
Gregorio:
Alfred Walker (baritone)
Benvolio:
Tony Stevenson (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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