UNL Opera will present Romeo & Juliet by Charles Gounod; directed by William Shomos; conducted by Tyler Goodrich White

Friday, Feb 25 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, Feb 27 - 3:00 pm
Kimball Recital Hall
Tickets Adults $20
Student/senior $10
Tickets available through the Lied Center box office at 402-472-4747 or 800-432-3231.

The world’s greatest love story comes to life with Charles Gounod’s passionately romantic music. Resplendent arias, stirring choruses, and a richly hued orchestra merge together in this brilliant masterpiece of the French repertoire.

Gounod’s most spectacular immediate success directly parallels Shakespeare’s classic story. And while many operatic composers have tried their hand at adapting Romeo and Juliet, this one has enjoyed the most popular success.

Part of that success is Gounod’s treatment of the title characters. While there are glorious choruses, ensembles, and solos, the opera is built upon a series of duets for the star-crossed lovers. Exquisite melodies capture the playful flirtatiousness of their first meeting in the Capulet ballroom, the wonder of their secret encounter at that famous balcony, the passionate declarations of love in Juliet’s chamber, and finally their tragic and heartbreaking death in the tomb.

A love story for the ages, this is a production you will not want to miss.

The opera will be sung in French with projected English supertitles above the set. In the title roles will be UNL graduate students Jeni Houser and Patrick O’Halloran.

* OPERA PRE-TALK – William Shomos, director of Romeo and Juliet, will give a pre-performance talk 45 minutes before each performance in Westbrook Music Building, Room 119