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

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

Christian Spuck
Choreographer / Stage Director

Sergei Prokofiev
Original Music Composer

Michail Jurowski
Conductor

Christian Schmidt
Set Designer

Emma Ryott
Costume Designer

Michael Küster
Dramaturgy

Reinhard Traub
Lighting Design

Florian Schaaf
Assistant Set Designer

Isai Anderfuhren
Head Carpenter

Peter Unger
Carpenter

Nyika Jancsó
Director of Photography

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

Kay Dombrowsky
Color Grading

Geoffrey Sheil
Editor

Knut Beulich
Post-Production Manager

Oliver Rieger
Production Manager

Michael Beyer
Director

Paul Smaczny
Producer

William Shakespeare
Original Story
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