Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille120 rue de Lyon, Paris, Île-de-France, 75012, France
Dates/times in Paris time zone
Programme
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835) | I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues) | Libretto by Felice Romani |
Performers
Opéra national de Paris | ||
Bruno Campanella | Conductor | |
Robert Carsen | Director | |
Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris | ||
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris | ||
Paul Gay | Bass | Capellio |
Ekaterina Siurina | Soprano | Giulietta |
Karine Deshayes | Mezzo-soprano | Romeo |
Charles Castronovo | Tenor | Tebaldo |
Nahuel Di Pierro | Bass | Lorenzo |
When adapting the legend of the doomed lovers to opera, librettist Romani gave it a still gloomier mood: the quarrel between the two families becomes an implacable and bloody feud. Karine Deshayes and Ekaterina Siurina lend their voices to Romeo and Juliette to complement Bellini’s intensely dramatic music.