Ballet

ROMEO AND JULIET

From 8 November 2026

Details

Season : 2026-2027
Intermissions : 0
Duration : 155 minutes
Direction : Julien Condemine
Staging : Rudolf Nureyev
Musical direction : Robert Houssart
Choreography : Rudolf Nureyev

Synopsis

In Verona, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet and fall deeply in love, but their two families are bound by ancient hatred. Driven by a passion as powerful as it is impossible, the two lovers face a tragic fate that unites them forever.

About

Elevated to myth by Shakespeare, the story of Romeo and Juliet had to wait until the 20th century to become a ballet, thanks to Sergei Prokofiev's music in 1935. In his production created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1984, Rudolf Nureyev brought this brilliant and energetic score to life in a lavish, cinematic version. His choreography focuses on the transformation of young Romeo into a man, alongside a passionate Juliet who tragically comes of age. Ball scenes, youthful rivalries and duels set against a magnificently recreated Italian Renaissance bring depth and power to the story of the lovers of Verona, caught between their families' ancient hatred.

Cast

Romeo Paul Marque Juliet Sae Eun Park Mercutio Francesco Mura Tybalt Jérémy-Loup Quer Benvolio Jack Gasztowtt Rosaline Silvia Saint-Martin Paris Andrea Sarri

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