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Irish National Opera’s partnership with The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023–24 season continues with Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette live from the Met stage to participating Irish cinemas this Saturday.
Tickets for this live transmission on 23 March at 4:55pm at Century Cinemas Letterkenny’s premium screen 3 are available at: https://www.centurycinemas.ie/event-cinema.aspx
Two singers at the height of their powers – radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim – come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores.
Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the arch-rivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent. Gounod infuses this classic drama with an elegant musical aura that reflects the soaring poetry of the original. When the composer explores the darker and more violent side of the story, his music creates drama without resorting to bombast.
Perhaps the most enduringly successful of the many operatic settings of the world’s consummate love story, Roméo et Juliette is an excellent example of French Romanticism, a tradition that values subtlety, sensuality, and graceful vocal delivery over showy effects.
Roméo et Juliette is sung in French with English subtitles. Estimated Run Time: 3hrs 10mins with one interval.
Reserve your seat for this special event at Century Complex Letterkenny at: https://www.centurycinemas.ie/event-cinema.aspx
Irish National Opera is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
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