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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (2020)
Directed by Michael Beyer
“A ballet by Christian Spuck”
Music, Drama, Romance · 2h 06m
Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired generations of artists to adaptations like scarcely any other work. In his colorful, passionate music, the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev brilliantly captured the clash of love and hatred, and the proximity of tenderness and violence. Inspired by Prokofiev’s vivid music and the timeless quality of Shakespeare’s tragedy, choreographer Christian Spuck and the Ballett Zürich narrate the most famous love story in world literature using strong images that are full of enthralling theatricality and touching emotion. Michail Jurowski, a true Prokofiev expert, is at the rostrum of the Philharmonia Zürich. Recorded live at Opernhaus Zürich June 2019.
Cast
Katja Wünsche
Juliet
William Moore
Romeo
Elena Vostrotina
Juliet's Nurse
Lucas Valente
Lord Capulet
Eva Dewaele
Lady Capulet
Tigran Mkrtchyan
Tybalt
Daniel Mulligan
Mercutio
Christopher Parker
Benvolio
Jan Casier
Count Paris
Filipe Portugal
Friar Lawrence
Jessica Beardsell
Juliet's Friend
Meiri Maeda
Juliet's Friend
Crew
- Director
- Michael Beyer
- Director of Photography
- Nyika Jancsó
- Original Music Composer
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Editor
- Geoffrey Sheil
- Producer
- Paul Smaczny
Details
- Release date
- 2020-06-19
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Genres
- Music, Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- Accentus Music, Opernhaus Zürich