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Roméo et JulietteJuan Diego Flórez · Aida Garifullina
Rachel Frenkel · Rosie Aldridge
Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper Conducted by Plácido Domingo
Staged by Jürgen Flimm
C H A R L E S G O U N O D
The most famous love story of all time, conducted by a legend of opera: superstar Plácido Domingo leads the stellar Juan Diego Flórez and Aida Garifullina as star-crossed lovers in Jürgen Flimm’s atmospheric staging of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod at the Wiener Staatsoper.He lives and breathes opera: With over 3,800 opera performances, 147 roles and over 550 times at the rostrum, Domingo “is opera“ (Der Standard), as his dignified performance in the house at the Ring proves once again. While conducting the 19th century French composer’s take on William Shakespeare’s play Roméo et Juliette, Domingo shows great passion and fire, he revels, breathes and suffers with Roméo and Juliette. Juan Diego Flórez, the leading Belcanto tenor of our time, shines as Roméo. He plays him equally convincing as swashbuckling hothead and as someone whose love knows no bounds. The darling of the audience places top notes with as much effect and taste as he savours tender phrases. There is not a dry eye in the house, when Flórez delivers his final monologue at Julia’s grave. Equally moving is his counterpart: Aida Garifullina, the young Russian soprano of Tatar origin, leaves no doubt about Julia’s strength, while simultaneously excelling with a voice that “seems as if it was weightless and made of ivory” (Die Presse). She masters the coloraturas and Gounod’s espressivos – “this Julia is enchanting!” (Kronen Zeitung). The dramatic lighting design of English artist Patrick Woodroffe is used to great effect in the trendy staging by Jürgen Flimm, who creates memorable moods and scenes, such as the starry sky over Verona. Friends and foes of the lovers are sung by a supportive cast, with Rachel Frenkel as adolescent Stéphano, Rosie Aldridge who shows much humour as Juliet’s nurse Gertrude and the excellent Dan Paul Dumistrescu as benevolent Frère Laurent. Led by Domingo, the Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper exudes “passion, warmth and fervour as well as light-footed liveliness” (Der Standard). In this extraordinary staging of Charles Gounod’s opera, the dream team Domingo, Flórez and Garifullina tell a tale of “tragic love that has the air of Hollywood about it!” (Die Presse)
Length: 163' Shot in HDTV 1080/50i
Cat. no. A 040 50080
A production of Wiener Staatsoper in co-production with UNITEL
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Orchestra Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor Plácido DomingoChorus Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus Master Thomas LangStage Director Jürgen Flimm
Juliette Aida GarifullinaRoméo Juan Diego Flórez
Frère Laurent Dan Paul DumitrescuMercutio Gabriel BermúdezStéphano Rachel Frenkel
Capulet Wolfgang BanklTybalt Carlos Osuna
Gertrude Rosie AldridgeLe Duc Alexandru Moisiuc
Paris Igor OnishchenkoGrégorio Ayk MartirossianBenvolio Martin Müller
Video Director Jasmina Eleta
Roméo et JulietteC H A R L E S G O U N O D
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