Roméo et Juliette

Roméo et Juliette is a French opera in five acts by Charles Gounod, first performed in Paris, on April 27, 1867, libretto by Jules Barbier et Michel Carré, after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. One of Gounod's most successful works, it contains his most beautiful and melodious music. It is still regularly performed.

Principal roles

• Juliette - soprano
• Roméo - tenor
• Frère Laurent - bass
• Mercutio - baritone
• Stephano - soprano
• Gertrude - mezzo-soprano
• Thybalt - tenor
• Capulet - baritone

Roméo Et Juliette Media

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  Jean de Reszke as Roméo*(Paris, 1888)
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  Press illustration of act 3, scene 2, as staged in the original production

Reference

• The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993.