Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (2020)
2h 6m
Running Time
June 19, 2020Release Date
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (2020)
2h 6m
Running Time
June 19, 2020Release Date
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Plot.
Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired generations of artists to adaptations like scarcely any other work. In his colorful, passionate music, the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev brilliantly captured the clash of love and hatred, and the proximity of tenderness and violence. Inspired by Prokofiev’s vivid music and the timeless quality of Shakespeare’s tragedy, choreographer Christian Spuck and the Ballett Zürich narrate the most famous love story in world literature using strong images that are full of enthralling theatricality and touching emotion. Michail Jurowski, a true Prokofiev expert, is at the rostrum of the Philharmonia Zürich. Recorded live at Opernhaus Zürich June 2019.
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Cast & Crew.
Katja Wünsche
Juliet
William Moore
Romeo
Elena Vostrotina
Juliet's Nurse
Lucas Valente
Lord Capulet
Eva Dewaele
Lady Capulet
Tigran Mkrtchyan
Tybalt
Daniel Mulligan
Mercutio
Christopher Parker
Benvolio
Jan Casier
Count Paris
Filipe Portugal
Friar Lawrence
Jessica Beardsell
Juliet's Friend
Meiri Maeda
Juliet's Friend
Emma Antrobus
Juliet's Friend
Arianna Soleti
Juliet's Friend
Natatia Warzabluk
Juliet's Friend
Aurore Lissitzky
Juliet's Friend
Michelle Willems
Dancer
Chandler Hammond
Dancer
Mélissa Ligurgo
Dancer
Alba Sempere Torres
Dancer
Elizabeth Wisenberg
Dancer
Mariana Gasperin
Dancer
Irmina Kopaczynska
Dancer
Adrià Vilar Algueró
Dancer
Cohen Aitchison-Dugas
Dancer
Mark Geilings
Dancer
Iacopo Arregui
Dancer
Riccardo Mambelli
Dancer
Gary Solan
Dancer
Luca Afflitto
Dancer
Sujung Lim
Dancer
Francesca Dell'Aria
Dancer
Mélanie Borel
Dancer
Jesse Fraser
Dancer
Matthew Knight
Dancer
Dominik Slavkovský
Dancer
Wei Chen
Dancer
Kevin Pouzou
Dancer
William Shakespeare
Original Story
Sergei Prokofiev
Original Music Composer
Michael Beyer
Director
Paul Smaczny
Producer
Nyika Jancsó
Director of Photography
Oliver Rieger
Production Manager
Reinhard Traub
Lighting Design
Christian Schmidt
Set Designer
Michail Jurowski
Conductor
Knut Beulich
Post-Production Manager
Kay Dombrowsky
Color Grading
Emma Ryott
Costume Designer
Christian Spuck
Choreographer / Stage Director
Michael Küster
Dramaturgy
Florian Schaaf
Assistant Set Designer
Peter Unger
Carpenter
Isai Anderfuhren
Head Carpenter
Jurgen Clemens
Camera Operator
Nicole Gerber
Camera Operator
Winifried Herrmann
Camera Operator
Nico Kutzner
Camera Operator
David Schildknecht
Camera Operator
Manuela Wiebach
Camera Operator
Domenico Azzarito
Technical Advisor
Christin Linße
Assistant Director
Geoffrey Sheil
Editor
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