Conductor: Yves Abel
Director: Jean-Louis Grinda *
Romeo: Pene Pati
Juliet: Nadine Sierra
Mercutio: Lucas Meachem
Friar Lawrence: James Creswell
Count Capulet Timothy Mix
Tybalt Daniel Montenegro
Duke of Verona Philip Skinner
Stephano Stephanie Lauricella *
Gertrude Eve Gigliotti *
Gregorio SeokJong Baek
Benvolio Christopher Oglesby
Paris Hadleigh Adams
Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette was presented last night at the San Francisco Opera. This was very pleasing due to our stars Nadine Sierra and Pene Pati. Theirs was a very sweet and gentle romance.
The sets were abstract but functional. There was no balcony. I always remember visiting Juliet's balcony in Verona. It's very plain and in an ordinary street.
Nadine sings around the operatic world and is by now well known. Pene Pati is a newcomer with a beautiful, sweet voice that suits this role perfectly.
Another name worth mentioning is Lucas Meachem as Mercutio.
After Britten we were pleased to hear melodies and beautiful choruses. There's a lot more chorus in French opera than there is in Italian opera. We were treated to some actual sword fights, though the stabbing was with a dagger.
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