Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes ca. intermission included
FIRST ACT 75 minutes / Pause 25 minutes / SECOND ACT 65 minutes
Opera in two acts
Libretto by Felice Romani
Critical Edition by C. Toscani
Casa Ricordi, Milan
Teatro alla Scala New Production
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor | Speranza Scappucci |
Staging assistant | Joanne Pearce |
Staging | Adrian Noble |
Sets | Tobias Hoheisel |
Sets assistant | Philippine Ordinaire |
Costumes | Petra Reinhardt |
Costumes assistant | Eleonora Rossi |
Lights | Jean Kalman and Marco Filibeck |
Choreography | Joanne Pearce |
Master of arms | Mauro Plebani |
Chorus Master | Alberto Malazzi |
CAST |
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Romeo | Marianne Crebassa |
Giulietta | Lisette Oropesa |
Tebaldo | Jinxu Xiahou |
Lorenzo | Michele Pertusi |
Capellio | Jongmin Park |
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and their forbidden love has inspired countless versions, from opera to cinema. Among the most evocative is that by Vincenzo Bellini, one of the most infrequently performed bel canto composers. I Capuleti e i Montecchi returns to La Scala in a new production conducted by Speranza Scappucci and marking the debut of Adrian Noble, artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company for thirteen years. The cast features some of the most outstanding contemporary Bellini voices.