The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette
Jan 21, 2017 | IMDB 8
210 min Watch NowMusic, Drama
Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are opera’s classic lovers in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation. Director Bartlett Sher’s “brilliant and inspired new production … is a revelation” (Huffington Post), and has already won acclaim for its vivid 18th-century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala. Emmanuel Villaume conducts the sumptuous score.
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SIMILAR MOVIES
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Rigoletto
Arabella
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Farinelli
La Finta Giardiniera
Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Manon Lescaut
The Pirates of Penzance
Gianni Schicchi
Werther
The Great Waltz
Mitridate Re Di Ponto
The Merchant of Venice - Bregenzer Festspiele
Die Entführung aus dem Paradies
Operette
Lucia di Lammermoor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
Sternenhoch
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2004
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