S51 Ep25

Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette

Name: Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette
Uploaded: 2024-08-04T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Description: Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s adaptation with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the podium. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs and Ryan Speedo Green hosts.

Premiere: 8/4/2024 | 00:00:30 |

Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s adaptation with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the podium. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs and Ryan Speedo Green hosts.

Features

Clip | Nadine Sierra performs “Ah! Je veux vivre”

TRANSCRIPT

TRANSCRIPT

The world's most popular love story, “Romeo and Juliet,” comes to the Met.

The radiant Nadine Sierra and the sensational Benjamin Bernheim thrill as the original star-crossed couple in Gounods rapturous retelling of Shakespeare's timeless tale of romance and swordplay, happiness and heartbreak.

Look for “Roméo et Juliette” on Great Performances at the Met.