Giulietta e Romeo

Synopsis
Production of Nicola Vaccai’s rarely-performed two-act opera from 1827 derived not from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet but from the same source, Luigi Da Porto’s novella written in the 1520s. In the opera Romeo is a ‘trouser role’ played by a woman, in this production by the mezzo soprano Raffaella Lupinacci.
Series
Afternoon Concert
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
28 Mar 2019 at 14:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
180 mins

Credits

Director
Cecilia Ligorio
Music
Nicola Vaccai
Conductor
Sesto Quatrini
Cast
Raffaella LupinacciRomeo
Leonor BonillaGiulietta (Juliet)
Leonardo CortellazziCapellio (Capulet)
Vasa StajkicTebaldo (Tybalt)

Additional Details

Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal

Notes

History
Recorded in July 2018 from the Festival della Valle d’Itria

Archive

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Notes
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Name

British Library Sound Archive

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Shakespeare, "Giulietta e Romeo". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78830 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)