Roméo et Juliette discography
This is a partial discography of Charles Gounod 's opera Roméo et Juliette . It was first performed by the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris, on 27 April 1867.
Audio recordings
Year
Cast (Juliette, Roméo, Frère Laurent, Mercutio)
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra
Label[ 1]
1912
Yvonne Gall ,Agustarello Affre ,Marcel Journet , Alexis Boyer
François Ruhlmann ,Opéra-Comique Orchestra and Chorus
CD : VAI Cat: VAIA 1064-3
1947
Bidu Sayão ,Jussi Björling ,Nicola Moscona ,John Brownlee
Emil Cooper ,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
CD: Sony Classical [ 2] Streaming audio :Met Opera on Demand [ 3]
1953
Janine Micheau ,Raoul Jobin ,Heinz Rehfuss ,Pierre Mollet
Alberto Erede ,Théâtre National de l'Opéra , Paris
CD: Decca Cat: 443 539-2
1968
Mirella Freni ,Franco Corelli ,Xavier Depraz ,Henri Gui
Alain Lombard ,Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
CD: EMI Cat: CMS5 65290-2
1983
Patricia Wise ,[ 4] José Carreras ,Kurt Rydl , Enric Serra
Jacques Delacôte ,Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra and Chorus
CD: Allegro Cat: OPD-1203[ 5]
1983
Catherine Malfitano ,Alfredo Kraus ,José van Dam ,Gino Quilico
Michel Plasson ,Toulouse Capitole Orchestra and Chorus
CD: EMI Cat: 7 47365 8[ 6]
1995
Angela Gheorghiu ,Roberto Alagna , José van Dam,Simon Keenlyside
Michel Plasson, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra and Chorus
CD: EMI Cat: 640700-2
1995
Ruth Ann Swenson ,Plácido Domingo ,Alastair Miles ,Kurt Ollmann
Leonard Slatkin ,Munich Radio Orchestra and Chorus
CD: RCA Victor Cat: 09026 68440-2
Video recordings
Year
Cast (Juliette, Roméo, Frère Laurent, Mercutio)
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra (video details)
Label
1994
Leontina Vaduva ,Roberto Alagna ,Robert Lloyd ,François Le Roux
Charles Mackerras ,Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, Royal Opera House , stage director: Nicolas Joël )
DVD : Opus Arte [ 7] DVD: Kultur [ 8]
2002
Angela Gheorghiu , Roberto Alagna, František Zahradníček, Vratislav Kříž
Anton Guadagno ,Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, Zvíkov Castle , film director: Barbara Willis Sweete)
DVD: ArtHaus Musik Cat: 100 706Blu-ray : ArtHaus Musik Cat: 109262
2007
Anna Netrebko , Roberto Alagna, Robert Lloyd,Nathan Gunn
Plácido Domingo ,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, 15 December 2007, Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) )
HD video :Met Opera on Demand [ 9]
2008
Nino Machaidze ,Rolando Villazón ,Mikhail Petrenko ,Russell Braun
Yannick Nézet-Séguin ,Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg , Salzburg Festival (Recorded live, Felsenreitschule , staging: Bartlett Sher , director: Brian Large )
Blu-ray : Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4521
2011
Nino Machaidze,Stefano Secco , Giorgio Giuseppini,Artur Ruciński
Fabio Mastrangelo,Arena di Verona Festival Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, August 2011, Arena di Verona , stage director: Francesco Micheli)
Blu-ray: BelAir Classiques Cat: BAC 481
2017
Diana Damrau ,Vittorio Grigolo , Mikhail Petrenko,Elliot Madore
Gianandrea Noseda , Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, 21 January 2017, Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), staging: Bartlett Sher)
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[ 10]
2018
Aida Garifullina ,Saimir Pirgu , Nicola Ulivieri, Gabriel Bermúdez
Josep Pons ,Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, 27 February 2018, Gran Teatre del Liceu, director: Stephen Lawless)
Blu-ray: C Major[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
References
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