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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette DVD (The Royal Opera)

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette DVD (The Royal Opera)

Roberto Alagna as Roméo and Leontina Vaduva as Juliette lead an excellent cast in Gounod's tale of impossible love, based on the play by Shakespeare.
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Charles Mackerras teases the romantic beauty from Gounod's score, which has been widely admired since its first performance at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, in 1867. In this 1994 recording, the youthful Roberto Alagna as Roméo and Leontina Vaduva as the unattainable Juliette lead an excellent cast in this touching portrayal of impossible love, based on Shakespeare's play.

 

Composer: Charles-François Gounod

Cast: Roberto Alagna, Leontina Vaduva, Richard Halton, François le Roux, Paul Charles Clarke, Peter Sidhom, Robert Lloyd, Anna Maria Panzarella

The Royal Opera Chorus

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor: Charles Mackerras 

A Royal Opera House production

 

Picture: 4:3

Running Time: 176 Mins

Recorded: 1994

Sound: 2.0 DOLBY DIGITAL

Subtitles: EN

Region Code: 0 NTSC

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