Roméo et Juliette
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Roméo et Juliette is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Thé
Adelina Patti and Mario in the title roles, act 2 in a London production of 1867
Jean de Reszke as Roméo (Paris, 1888)
Press illustration of act 3, scene 2, as staged in the original production
Jules Barbier
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Paul Jules Barbier was a French poet, writer and opera librettist who often wrote in collaboration with Michel Carré.
Roméo et Juliette
…Roméo et Juliette (French pronunciation: , Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique (Théâtre-Lyrique Impérial du Châtelet…
Barbier c. 1880