The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

• Cast: Diana Damrau, Vittorio Grigolo, Elliot Madore, Mikhail Petrenko, Oren Gradus
• Duration: 210 minutes
• Genre: Music, Drama
• Rating: 8/10
• Release Date: 2017-01-21

Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are opera’s classic lovers in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation. Director Bartlett Sher’s “brilliant and inspired new production … is a revelation” (Huffington Post), and has already won acclaim for its vivid 18th-century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala. Emmanuel Villaume conducts the sumptuous score.