Romeo and Juliet

September 30 at 8:00 PM
October 1st at 8:00 PM
October 2nd at 2:00 PM

Lila Cockrell Theatre San Antonio
Sung in French with English supertitles

Scale the heights of passion (literally) and experience for yourself one of the worlds most enduring love stories. Inspired by Shakespeare and an overwhelming fan favorite since its Paris premiere, Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet delivers a timeless tale of love, loyalty, romance and revenge, as it underscores the power of passion to heal the deepest, darkest divides. Never in the history of romance were two lovers more star, crossed than Shakespeare's passionate Romeo and Juliet. This universal story has been adapted in countless plays and films, in popular culture and in dance, but perhaps no medium better expresses the love, longing and ultimate tragedy of this fated pair than Gounod's sweeping and supreme opera. Replete with ecstatic French melodies, this heartbreakingly beautiful production will open the San Antonio opera's 2011/2012 season with a bang!

Cast

Romeo	Richard Troxell
Juliet	Maria Alejandres
Benvolio	Eric Schmidt
Friar Lawrence	Timothy Jones
Tybalt	Richard Novak
Mercutio	Andrew Garland
Gregorio	Giustino Alessi
Stephano	Elizabeth Pojanowski
Gertrude	Cindy Sadler
Count Capulet	Ronald Ulen
The Duke	Matthew Arnold
Paris	Mitchell Galloway-Edgar
Conducted by	Enrique Patron de Rueda
Stage Director	Cynthia Stokes

To purchase tickets call 210-225-5972 or visit the San Antonio Opera box office at 909 NE Loop 410 suite 636, San Antonio 78209. Tickets also available at ticketmaster.com

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This project is supported in part by a grant from the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

Pre-Opera Lectures will be held at the Lila Cockrell Theatre before each performance
Lecturer: Kevin Salfen, PhD (Musicology) Assistant Professor of Music History, University of the Incarnate Word
Friday, Sept. 30, 7:15-7:35 Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:15-7:35 Sunday, Oct. 2, 1:15-1:35

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