Mélissa Petit and Francesco Demuro star in this Beijing production of Gounod's opera.
Listen Saturday at 1 p.m. on Classical IPR.
Composer: Charles Gounod
Libretto: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
Venue: China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts
Presenting Company: National Centre for the Performing Arts
Cast:
Juliette: Mélissa Petit
Roméo: Francesco Demuro
Le Comte Capulet: Luca Grassi
Frère Laurent: Burak Bilgili
Mercutio: Alessandro Luongo
Stéphano: Jurgita Adamonytė
Tybalt: Yuan Lu
Gertrude: Duan Nina
Ensemble: NCPA Orchestra
Chorus: NCPA Chorus
Conductor: Patrick Fournillier