This spectacular production, filmed entirely on location in the fairytale castle of Zvikov in the Czech Republic conceived and directed by Barbara Willis Sweete and starring Alagna and Gheorghiu, one of the most popular and successful duos of the contemporary opera scene.

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Angela Gheorghiu - Juliette
Tito Beltrán - Tybalt
Vratislav Kriz - Mercutio
Ales Hendrych - Capulet
Frantisek Zahradnicek - Frère Laurent
Zdenek Harvánek - Paris

Kühn’s Mixed Choir, Prague
Pavel Kühn - Chorus Master

Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Anton Guadagno - conductor

Music by Charles Francois Gounod.
Libretto by Barbier et Carre after Shakespeare.
0:00 Act I
18:35 Act II
31:36 Act III
41:19 Act IV
52:19 Act V

The production was filmed in July 2001 and is due for completion in January 2002. Shot on super-16mm film with digital 5:1 surround sound, it promises to be one of the most successful opera films of all time.

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