Great Performances at the Met: Romeo et Juliette Great Performances : Season 44 Episode 19
TV-G PBS 3h 00m
Aired: April 6th, 2017 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
Hailed by The New York Times for singing “with white-hot sensuality and impassioned lyricism,†Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo star as the tragic lovers in Shakespeare’s classic story. The Met’s new production by director Bartlett Sher also features Virginie Verrez as Stéphano, Elliot Madore as Mercutio, and Mikhail Petrenko as Frère Laurent. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the sumptuous score.
