Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2008

Today it has been officially announced the summer program of the Salzburger Festspiele 2008. The opera program includes a new production of Roméo et Juliette from Charles Gounod, with Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón in the title roles.

Charles Gounod
Roméo et Juliette

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Musikalische Leitung
Bartlett Sher, Regie
Michael Yeargan, Bühnenbild
Catherine Zuber, Kostüme
Jennifer Tipton, Licht

Anna Netrebko (2., 6., 9., 12., 15., 19., 22., 25. August), Juliette
Ailyn Pérez (18. August), Juliette
Rolando Villazón (2., 6., 9., 12., 15., 18., 22., 25. August), Roméo
John Osborn (19. August), Roméo
Mikhail Petrenko, Frère Laurent
Russell Braun, Mercutio
Cora Burggraaf, Stéphano
Falk Struckmann (2., 9., 12., 15., 25. August), Le Comte Capulet
In-Sung Sim (6., 18., 19., 22. August), Le Comte Capulet
Juan Francisco Gatell, Tybalt
Susanne Resmark, Gertrude
Mathias Hausmann, Le Comte Paris
Jean-Luc Ballestra, Grégorio
Robert Murray, Benvolio

For further information and tickets reservation, please visit http://www.salzburgfestival.at/sommer.php?lang=de&id=4205