Romeo et Juliette

Item

Record ID

1045

Identifier

90670

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Romeo et Juliette

Uniform Title

Romeo et Juliette

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met

Work Alternate Titles

Romeo and Juliete

Composer

Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893

Text Author

Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901 (libretto) ; Carre, Michel, 1819-1872 (libretto)

Production Year

2007

Transmission/Release Date

2007-12-15 (Theater transmission) ; 2008-04-03 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2007

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Domingo, Placido

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera

Soloists

Marc Heller (Tybalt) ; Louis Otey (Paris) ; Charles Taylor (Capulet) ; Anna Netrebko (Juliette) ; Nathan Gunn (Mercutio) ; Roberto Alagna (Romeo) ; Jane Bunnell (Gertrude) ; David Won (Gregorio) ; Robert Lloyd (Frere Laurent) ; Isabel Leonard (Stephano) ; Tony Stevenson (Benvolio) ; Dean Petterson (Duke of Verona)

Participants

Peter Gelb (host)

TV/Film Director

Halvorson, Gary

Stage Director

Joosten, Guy

Sets

Leiacker, Johaness

Costumes

Jara, Jorge

Choreography

Curran, Susan

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Theater transmission: Brief introduction by Peter Gelb. Backstage scene changes were shown. At intermission Renee Fleming interviewed Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna and conductor Placido Domingo. There was also a taped segment from opening night with Dessay in the mad scene from Lucia and shots of Times Square and Met plaza audiences. The Met reported a worldwide audience of 97,000 on 600 screens and a box office gross of 1.65 million. Of all feature films shown in the U.S that weekend the Met's Romeo and Juliet would have placed 11th.

Duration

ca. 210'

Company

Metropolitan Opera

Sourcemat

DLCAT - 170