Romeo and Juliet

Ромео и Джульетта

The tragedy of William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is tehe most famous story of love at first sight. The romance staple makes its appearance in the Bolshoi Ballet’s Repertoire with Alexei Ratmansky’s passionate and emotional choreography, and Sergei Prokofiev’s famous score. This production was met with immediate success, with its vivid and powerful conflicts and the impassioned and consuming love.

The title roles are performed by Anna Nikulina and Alexander Volchkov, as the star-crossed lovers, Mikhail Lobukhin as Tybalt, and Andrey Bolotin as Mercutio.

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Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov, Adrian Piotrovsky
after the play of the same name by William Shakespear
in Yuri Grigorovich’s version

Choreographer: Yuri Grigorovich
Scenery and Costumes by Simon Virsaladze
Music Director: Andrei Anikhanov
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Sokolov
Assistant Choreographer: Vasily Vorokhobko

Cast:

Signor Capulet - Vitaly Biktimirov
Signor Montague - Alexei Loparevich
Juliet, Capulet's daughter - Anna Nikulina
Romeo, Montague's son - Alexander Volchkov
Signora Capulet - Kristina Karasyova
Tybalt, Signora Capulet's nephew - Mikhail Lobukhin
Mercutio, friend to Romeo - Andrei Bolotin
Duke of Verona - Andrei Sitnikov
Count Paris - Vladislav Lantratov
Friar Lawrence - Alexei Loparevich
Juliet's Nurse - Anna Antropova

Summary

Act l
Scene 1
A Square in Verona.
Brawl between the Montagues and Capulets.

Scene 2
A masked Romeo and Mercutio are on their way to the ball at the Capulets.

Scene 3
Juliet’s Room. Preparations for the ball.

Scene 4
Ball at the Capulets.

Scene 5
The Capulets’ Garden.
First Meeting between Romeo and Juliet.

Act ll
Scene 1
A Square in Verona. Carnival.
Meeting between Mercutio and Tybalt.

Scene 2
Church.
Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet in secret.

Scene 3
A Square in Verona.
Quarrel, ending in a duel, between Mercutio and Tybalt.
Death of Mercutio.
Romeo’s revenge and Tybalt’s death
Lament for the Dead.

Scene 4
Juliet’s Room.
The Lovers meet prior to their separation.
Paris woos Juliet.

Scene 5
Romeo’s despair in banishment.

Scene 6
Friar Lawrence gives Juliet an opiate.

Scene 7
Juliet’s Room.
Paris woos Juliet.
Juliet drinks the opiate.
Juliet’s vision.

Scene 8
The house of the Capulets.
Paris’ morning Serenade.
News of Juliet’s fictitious death.
The sad news puts an end to the wedding preparations.

Scene 9
The Capulet Vault Romeo’s despair.
Romeo bids farewell to Juliet.
Death of the Lovers.

Language

English

Runtime

2 hours 17 minutes

2013

12+

Schedule

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Stills

Bolshoi Ballet 2014-2015

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