My Verona
It surprises even me how some operas have eluded me in live performance even after lo, these many years. One of them is Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
42 pieces since 2007 — in 14 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Roméo — stats above show all coverage for Vittorio Grigolo.
View allIt surprises even me how some operas have eluded me in live performance even after lo, these many years. One of them is Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
It’s not hard not to feel jaded about Romeo and Juliet.
The Met ushers out this wretched year and rings in the new with an elegant and effective new production of Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
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