Third performance of the current sold-out run of Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" at the Salzburger Festspiele 2010, starring Anna Netrebko and Stephen Costello in the title roles who. Costello was initially scheduled to sing only two performances, on 18. and 24. August, but he stepped in to substitute Piotr Beczala who had a cold. The performance was conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Two further performances of Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" at the Salzburger Festspiele 2010, with Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala in the title roles, are scheduled on 20. and 23. August 2010.
The updated cast for the full run of performances of Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" at the Salzburger Festspiele 2010 is: Anna Netrebko (10., 13., 16., 20. and 23. August), Nino Machaidze (18., 24., 27. and 30. August), Piotr Beczala (10., 13., 20., 23., 27. and 30. August), Stephen Costello (16., 18. and 24. August), Mikhail Petrenko (10., 13., 16., 18., 20., 23. and 24. August), Dimitry Ivashchenko (27. and 30. August), Darren Jeffery, Russell Braun, Cora Burggraaf, Michael Spyres, Susanne Resmark, David Soar, Mathias Hausmann, Andrei Bondarenko, Adrian Strooper.
Charles Gounod • Roméo et Juliette
Opera in five acts
Text by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet
LEADING TEAM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Bartlett Sher, Stage Director
Michael Yeargan, Set Design
Catherine Zuber, Costume Design
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting
Chase Brock, Choreography
B. H. Barry, Battle scenes
Thomas Lang, Chorus Master
CAST
Anna Netrebko, Juliette
Stephen Costello, Roméo
Mikhail Petrenko, Frère Laurent
Darren Jeffery, Le Comte Capulet
Russell Braun, Mercutio, friend of Roméo
Cora Burggraaf, Stéphano, page of Roméo
Michael Spyres, Tybalt, nephew of Capulet
Susanne Resmark, Gertrude, nurse of Juliet
David Soar, Le Duc de Vérone
Mathias Hausmann, Le Comte Paris
Andrei Bondarenko, Grégorio
Adrian Strooper, Benvolio, nephew of Montaigu
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus
Reports
Violeta attended live this performance and she kindly wrote the following report for the blog:
The performance was really magnificent and no words can describe the emotion of beeing there, watching and listening this incredible performance live. From the very beginning till the end I felt part of the performance. It was like sitting somewhere in a square in Verona and witnessing Romeo & Juliette's tragedy personally from a very close distance.
Anna was adorable Juliette. She sang passionately and played convicingly. Her voice is more beautiful than ever - round, dark, warm and colourfull. Her first aria was like a firework, her Poison aria was electrifying. Stephen Costello's voice was not familiar to me. I liked the way he was giving sence to every word he used to sing but his voice sounded like coming behind a wall, though Felsenreitschule has remarkable acoustic. Nevertheless, his voice seemed to match pretty well Anna's voice and his Romeo seemed to be deeply in love with her Juliette.
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Photos
Anna Netrebko (Juliette) at the terrace of Felsenreitschule right before the performance, Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Violeta
Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Anna Netrebko (Juliette). Photo: © Hermann, Clärchen & Matthias Baus
Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Darren Jeffrey (Le Comte Capulet). Photo: © Hermann, Clärchen & Matthias Baus
Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Anna Netrebko (Juliette). Photo: © Hermann, Clärchen & Matthias Baus
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Violeta
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Violeta
Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Roméo et Juliette, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. August 2010. Photo: Anne
Anna at the stage door - amazing! She doesn't seem to be tired or exhausted at all, quite the contrary. Superb photos!
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