In 1867. Charles Gounard took
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and turned it into an Opera. Everyone knows the tragic story of the
two young lovers.
In this opera, the sets
and costumes are from the era of Gounard rather than the earlier times of the
original Romeo and Juliet timeframe of the 1500’s.
This is the first Opera
we’ve heard by Gounard and it was beautiful. Even though we all knew the ending, we are swept up in the
new love and sorrow of losing that love.
Wonderful.
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