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Romeo and  Juliet fact sheet

Roméo et Juliette
Music: Charles Gounod
Libretto: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
World premiere: April 27, 1867, Théâtre Lyrique, Paris

Cast:   
Romeo: Duke Kim *
Juliet: Amina Edris *
Mercutio: Justin Austin *
Capulet: Craig Colclough
Friar Laurence: Wei Wu
Gertrude: Deborah Nansteel
Tybalt: Yuntong Han †
Duke of Verona: Vinícius Costa †
Stephano: Laura Krumm *
Gregorio: Hyungjin Son †
Benvolio: Nathan Bowles †

Creative Team:
Conductor (Nov. 2-17): Domingo Hindoyan *
Conductor (Nov. 20-23):  Lina González-Granados
Original Production: Ian Judge
Director/Choreographer: Kitty McNamee
Scenic Design: John Gunter
Costume Design: Tim Goodchild
Chorus Director: Jeremy Frank

* LA Opera debut  
† Member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

Performance dates and times:  
November 2, 2024, at 7:30pm 
November 10, 2024, at 2pm
November 14, 2024, at 7:30pm
November 17, 2024, at 2pm
November 20, 2024, at 7:30pm
November 23, 2024, at 7:30pm 

Performed in French with English supertitles   

Estimated running time: three hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission

This is an original LA Opera production, previously presented in 2005 and 2011.

Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012)   
All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.   

Last updated: July 6, 2024