The French director, Thomas Jolly, accompanied by Carlo Rizzi from Italy, directs a five-act version of the opera based on William Shakespeare's drama, with music by Charles-François Gounod. This show can be seen at the Teatro Real on 27, 28, 30 and 31 May and 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13 June 2026.
The show has an excellent cast: Nadine Sierra, Javier Camarena, Ismael Jordi and Laurent Naouri, among others, and singers retell this story of impossible love. With a libretto in French by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, it was premièred in 1867 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris (France) and moved the family conflict to a story centred on the passion and tenderness of its characters, highlighting its four love duets, one of the main features of this play.
It features Romeo and Juliet, two young people belonging to rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets, in the city of Verona. Despite the hatred between their families, they fall deeply in love and secretly marry. However, a series of misunderstandings, revenge and fatalities leads to a tragic outcome: they both die, reaffirming the devastating power of hatred and love with their deaths.
Artistic File:
- Musical Conductor - Carlos Díez
- Stage Director - Thomas Jolly
- Stage Design - Bruno de Lavenère
- Wardrobe - Sylvette Dequest
- Lighting - Antoine Travert
- Choreography - Josépha Madoki
- Choirmaster - José Luis Basso
Cast:
- Juliet - Nadine Sierra (27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 June) and Golda Schultz (28, 31 May; 3, 6, 9, 12 June)
- Romeo - Javier Camarena (27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 June) and Ismael Jordi (28, 31 May; 3, 6, 9, 12 June)
- Frére Laurent - Roberto Tagliavini (27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 June) and Jean Teitgen (28, 31 May; 3, 6, 9, 12 June)
- Mercutio - Andrzej Filończyk (27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 June) and Carles Pachon (28, 31 May; 3, 6, 9, 12 June)
- Stéphano - Héloïse Mas (27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 June) and Carmen Artaza (28, 31 May; 3, 6, 9, 12 June)
- Capulet - Laurent Naouri
- Tybalt - Maciej Kwaśnikowski (27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 June) and David Alegret (28, 31 May; 3, 6, 9, 12 June)
- Gertrude - Sonia Ganassi
- Duke - David Lagares
- Paris - Tomeu Bibiloni
- Grégorio - Josep-Ramón Olivé
- Benvolio - Pablo Martínez
- Frére Jean - Javier Castañeda
- Choir and Orchestra - Teatro Real Resident Choir and Orchestra
Programme:
Opera in Five Acts
- Music - Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893)
- Libretto - Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare(1597)
- Teatro Real, in co-production with the Paris National Opera
