Opera on 3 - Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette Margaret Juntwait and English tenor Philip Langridge introduce the New York Met's production of Gounod's emotional rollercoaster of an opera. Operatic superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna are the star-crossed lovers in this romantic setting of Shakespeare's tragedy conducted by Plácido Domingo. Including a feature about setting Shakespeare and backstage interviews with members of the cast. Juliette, daughter of Capulet ...... Anna Netrebko (soprano) Roméo, son of Montague ...... Roberto Alagna (tenor) Tybalt, Juliette's cousin ...... Marc Heller (tenor) Mercutio, Roméo's best friend ...... Nathan Gunn (baritone) Stéphano, Roméo's page ...... Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano) Gertrude, Juliette's nurse ...... Jane Bunnell (mezzo-soprano) Count Pâris, friend of Tybalt ...... Louis Otey (baritone) Benvolio, friend of Roméo ...... Tony Stevenson (baritone) Grégorio, Capulet's servant ...... David Won (baritone) Frère Laurent, a friar ...... Robert Lloyd (bass) Count Capulet, head of the Capulet family ...... Charles Taylor (bass) Duke of Verona ...... Dean Peterson (bass) Orchestra and Chorus of New York Metropolitan Opera Plácido Domingo (conductor).