Roméo et Juliette: Footloose and fancy-free

By Christie Franke, 21 April 2015

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Reviewed at Deutsche Oper, Berlin on 18 April 2015

Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette, choral symphony

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor

Sasha Waltz, Director

Bernd Skodzig, Costume Designer

Pia Maier-Schriever, Set Designer

Ronnita Miller, Mezzo-soprano

Thomas Blondelle, Tenor

Tobias Kehrer, Bass

Sasha Waltz & Guests

Joel Suarez Gomez, Dancer

Yael Schnell, Dancer

Orlando Rodriquez, Dancer

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Christie Franke

Christie Franke is a Berlin-based writer and opera lover. Her blog, Tiny Doom’s Opernpalais, chronicles her adventures as an opera-lover and writer, serving as discussion ground for character profiles, operatic plot holes, and the magic of music in everyday life.

Footloose and fancy-free: Roméo et Juliette at the Deutsche Oper Berlin