Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette
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Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is a French opera in five acts by Charles Gounod, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy of star-crossed lovers and renowned for its lyrical romanticism and expressive vocal writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Capulet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frère Laurent NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliette NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercutio NERFINISHED ⓘ Roméo NERFINISHED ⓘ Stéphano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tybalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Gounod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | French Second Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEvent | Exposition Universelle of 1867 in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | lyric opera ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Jules Barbier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michel Carré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria | Je veux vivre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDuet |
Nuit d’hyménée
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O nuit divine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive vocal writing
ⓘ
lyrical romanticism ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| operaNumberInComposerOutput | one of Gounod’s most frequently performed operas ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1867-04-27 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Théâtre Lyrique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer | Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| theme |
family feud
ⓘ
fate ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Renaissance ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceTypeForRole |
Frère Laurent – bass
ⓘ
Juliette – soprano ⓘ Mercutio – baritone NERFINISHED ⓘ Roméo – tenor ⓘ Tybalt – tenor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
children’s chorus
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
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