Film

Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

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2015

Synopsis

The story of Romeo and Juliet, who pay for their passion with their lives, has been interpreted in the widest variety of literary and musical genres ever since the Renaissance. Vincenzo Bellini's much too rarely staged Romeo and Juliet opera, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, is far removed from Shakespeare's version: rather than telling the story of a tenderly burgeoning love, the piece is an account of the last 24 hours in the two young people's lives. The underlying mood of the piece is thus one of melancholy - which then develops into a catastrophic maelstrom. The première of the thrilling Zurich production of this bel canto gem, directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Fabio Luisi, was enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike. The two protagonists also met with acclaim: experience world star Joyce DiDonato in the trouser role of Romeo, with the young Ukrainia soprano Olga Kulchynska at her side as Giulietta.

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Cast & Crew

Joyce DiDonato

as Romeo

Olga Kulchynska

as Giulietta

Benjamin Bernheim

as Tebaldo

Roberto Lorenzi

as Lorenzo

Alexei Botnarciuc

as Capellio

Gieorgij Puchalski

as Der Begleiter

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