Roméo et Juliette

Opera in 5 acts by Charles F. Gounod (1818-1893)
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after W. Shakespeare

8 - 10/10/2004 20:00     Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium     400

Conductor: Jacques Delacôte
Stage Director: Paul-Émile Fourny
Assistant Stage Director: Ruxandra Hagiu
Scenery and Costumes Design: Poppi Ranchetti
Lighting designer: Jacques Chatelet
Technical Director: Law Ho Hin, Eddy
Opera Coach-Rehearsal Pianist: Lorne Richstone
Chorus Master: Zhang Zheng
Stage Manager: David Li Wei
Deputy Stage Manager: Cecilia, Tse Kai Lau
Stage Manager Assistants: Luca Pellizarolli, Vincent Thomas,
Dália Augusto de Assis
Fight Director: Vincent Thomas
Choreographer: Tong Rui Rui
Stage Set Supervisor: Christian Di Martino
Assistant Stage Set Supervisor: Eric Procopio

Production: Opéra de Nice, France
The Macao Orchestra

Chorus of the China National Opera and Dance Drama Company

Cast
Juliette      Eteri Lamoris, Soprano / / Natalia Melnik, Soprano (9/10)
Stéphano     Mary Ann Stewart, Mezzo-soprano
Gertrude     Anne Pareuil , Mezzo-soprano
Roméo      Giorgio Casciarri , Tenor / Warren Mok, Tenor (9/10)
Tybalt      Marc Heller, Tenor
Benvolio     Tian Yan, Tenor
Mercutio     Marcin Bronikowski, Baritone
Paris       Yang Xiao Yong, Baritone
Gregorio     Terence Murphy, Baritone
Capulet      Marcel Vanaud, Bass
Friar Laurence   Victor von Halem, Bass
The Duke     Xu Qi, Bass

Sung in French, with Chinese, Portuguese and English surtitles.
English surtitles: EMI Music, Hong Kong
Portuguese translation: “Philos, Comunicação Global, Lda (www.philos.pt”
This performance was supported by the Macao Cultural Centre’s rental subsidy scheme.