Roméo et Juliette Summary

For the dramatic symphony of the same name, by Hector Berlioz, see Roméo et Juliette (symphony).

For the opera by Pascal Dusapin, see Roméo et Juliette (Dusapin).

Operas by Charles Gounod
Le médecin malgré lui (1858) Faust (1859, revised 1869) Mireille (1864) Roméo et Juliette (1867)
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Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the play by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris on April 27, 1867.

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, April 27, 1867 (Conductor: - )
Juliette	soprano	Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho, wife of theatre's director
Roméo, son of Montaigu	tenor	Pierre Michot
Frère Laurent	bass	Cazaux
Mercutio, Romeo's friend	baritone	Auguste Barré
Stéphano, Romeo's page	mezzo-soprano, (Breeches role)
Count Capulet	bass
Tybalt, Lady Capulet's nephew	tenor
Gertrude, Juliet's nurse	mezzo-soprano
The Duke	bass
Paris, a young count	baritone
Grégorio, Capulet's servant	baritone
Benvolio, Montague's nephew	tenor
Frère Jean	bass
Male and female retainers and kinsmen of the Houses of Capulet and Montague, maskers

This box: • • edit A series on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Characters	Romeo • Juliet • Mercutio • Tybalt • Benvolio • Friar Laurence • Nurse • Paris Prince Escalus • Lord Capulet • Rosaline • Other Characters
Sources	The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet • Pyramus and Thisbe Palace of Pleasure • Troilus and Criseyde • Ephisaica
Musical Adaptations	West Side Story (musical) • Roméo et Juliette (musical) • Giulietta e Romeo (musical) Roméo et Juliette (opera) • I Capuleti e i Montecchi (opera) • Romeo and Juliet (ballet) Roméo et Juliette (symphony) • Romeo and Juliet (overture)
On Screen	Romeo and Juliet (1908) • Romeo and Juliet (1936) • Romeo and Juliet (1954) Romeo and Juliet (1968) • Romeo and Juliet (1978) • The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1983) Romeo and Juliet (1988) • Romeo and Juliet (1992) • Romeo + Juliet (1996)
On Screen	Beneath the 12 Mile Reef (1953) • Romanoff and Juliet (1960) • West Side Story (1961) Romie-0 and Julie-8 (1979) • The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981) Tromeo and Juliet (1996) • Love Is All There Is (1996) • Romeo Must Die (2000) Shakespeare in Love (1998) •حبك نار Hobak Nar (2004) • Pizza My Heart (2005) West Bank Story (2005) • High School Musical (2006) • Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2006) • Romeo x Juliet (2007)