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romeo
By CHARLES GOUNOD
Benedum Center
Saturday, November 11, 2006 8 pm
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7 pm
Friday, November 17, 2006 8 pm
Sunday, November 19, 2006 2 pm

Be seduced all over again by the world’s most famous star-crossed lovers. Gounod’s lush romanticism meets West Side Story in an unforgettable new production direct from the Spoleto Festival.

“Fresh and powerful.” –Charleston City Paper

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THE CAST
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Roméo
Juliette
Mercutio
Capulet
Gertrude
Tybalt
Stéphano
Friar Laurent
Duke
Grégorio
Pâris
Benvolio

cast

Massimo Giordano
Lyubov Petrova
Craig Verm
Chester Patton
Myrna Paris
Arthur Espiritu
Jennifer Holloway
Charles Robert Austin
Brent Stater
Chuck Unice
Daniel Billings
Jason Karn


PRODUCTION
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Conductor
Stage Director
Set and Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Choreographer &
Associate Director
Associate Conductor
Chorus Master

production

Emmanuel Joel-Hornak
Jean-Philippe Clarac & Olivier Deloeuil
Carol Bailey
Rick Martin
Hillary Spector


Scott Dunn
Mark Trawka

Estimated running time: two hours and 53 minutes including one 25-minute intermission.

Cast and opera are subject to change without notice.

A Spoleto Festival Production. Production photos by William Struhs.

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HEAR THE MUSIC!
Excerpts from: Windows Media dots MP3
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audio “Mab, la reine des mensonges ”
Simon Keenlyside
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audio “L’amour! ”
Roberto Alagna
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To purchase or download the entire
recording, go to
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UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD!

Sung in French with English translations projected above the stage.


 

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