LA Opera presents an original production of Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, onstage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Nov. 2 to 23.
Two feuding families rule Verona, with the Montagues and Capulets each determined to write their victory in blood. A chance meeting between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet sparks a forbidden romance. But it wouldn’t be a Shakespearean tragedy without…well…tragedy.
Famed Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and LA Opera’s Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados lead Gounod’s romantic score, studded with one gorgeous love duet after another.
Rising stars Amina Edris and Duke Kim make their house debuts as opera’s favorite star-crossed lovers, with Justin Austin in his debut as Mercutio and company favorite Craig Colclough as Lord Capulet.
Enter a sensuous, elegant world of vengeful duels and young love as this beloved classic returns to LA Opera for the first time since 2011.
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