The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette

Overview

Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s elegant staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent.

Cast

Nadine Sierra

Juliette

Benjamin Bernheim

Roméo

Samantha Hankey

Stéphano

Will Liverman

Mercutio

Alfred Walker

Frère Laurent

Eve Gigliotti

Gertrude

Frederick Ballentine

Tybalt

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor