Romeo et Juliette
Gounod's opera in five acts to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre. This new production by Nicolas Joel is sung in French.
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal
Opera House, conductor Charles Mackerras
Acts 1 and 2 8.15 Softest Music to
Attending Ears
What happens when Romeo and Juliet fall into the hands of composers as disparate as Gounod, Bernstein and Bellini?
Graham Fawcett reflects on Shakespeare's story as seen through musical eyes.
8.35 Act 3
9.15 Shakespeare and the Fairy Tale
Marina Warner, author of From the Beast to the Blonde, considers the uses
Shakespeare made of fairies and fairy tales in his plays, including A
Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet.
9.35 Acts 4 and 5 Sponsored by Goldman Sachs