Information for The Capulets and the Montagues at Theatre Royal, Norwich (Opera or Operetta). A tale of two households, both alike in dignity, and two lovers, doomed by the conflict between their families. Bellini's The Capulets and the Montagues is a gritty re-working of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, where loyalty and love are put to the test amidst political violence, set to exquisite bel canto operatic music that brings the story's tragedy to the fore. Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Approximate runtime 2 hours 50 minutes (including any interval).
Cast/Performers
Jessica Cale (Giulietta),
Samantha Price (Romeo),
Brenton Spiteri (Tebaldo),
Timothy Nelson (Capellio),
Masimba Ushe (Lorenzo),
Daniel Gray Bell (Ensemble),
Harry Grigg (Ensemble),
Tamsanqa Tylor Lamani (Ensemble / cover Tebaldo),
Samuel Pantcheff (Ensemble),
John Ieuan Jones (Ensemble / jcover Capellio),
WonsickOh (Ensemble / cover Lorenzo),
Jonah Halton (Ensemble),
Stephanie Jennifer Poropat (cover Giulietta),
Emily Hodkinson (Cover Romeo)
Creatives/Company
Music:
BelliniCompany:
English Touring OperaDirector(s):
Eloise Lally,
Molly Harris Farley (assistant - touring),
Emily Louizou (assistant),
Kaitlin Howard (fight),
Carmine De Amicis (movement)
Conductor(s):
Alphonse Cemin,
Alex Robinson (Exeter)
Design:
Lily ArnoldLighting:
Peter HarrisonOther:
Nicholas Bosworth (repetiteur)