Work Title
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Roméo et Juliette
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Alternative. Title
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Opéra en cinq actes
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Name Translations
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Ромео и Джульетта; Romeo y Julieta; Rómeó és Júlia; Romeo ja Julia; Romeo e Giulietta; ロメオとジュリエット; Romeo a Julie; Romeo och Julia; Romeo i Julia; Romeo ve Jülyet; 羅密歐與朱麗葉 (古諾); 罗密欧与朱丽叶 (古诺); رومئو و ژولیت; Ռոմեո և Ջուլիետ; Roméo og Juliette; 罗密欧与朱丽叶
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Name Aliases
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Romeo et Juliette; Romeo y Julieta de Gounod; Romeu i Julieta
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179421646; LCCN: n81007971; GND: 300061307; SELIBR: 287251; SUDOC: 069371636; BNF: 139126385
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Composer
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Gounod, Charles
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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CG 9
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICG 156
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1867
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First Performance.
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1867-04-27 in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique
- voices, orchestra, Adolphe Deloffre (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1867
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Librettist
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Jules Barbier (1825-1901) and Michel Carré (1821-1872)
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Language
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French
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Juliette (soprano)
Roméo, son of Montaigu (tenor) Frère Laurent (bass) Mercutio, Romeo's friend (baritone) Stéphano, Romeo's page (soprano, trouser role) Count Capulet (bass) Tybalt, Lady Capulet's nephew (tenor) Gertrude, Juliet's nurse (mezzo-soprano) The Duke (bass) Pâris, a young count (baritone) Grégorio, Capulet's servant (baritone) Benvolio, Montague's nephew (tenor) Frère Jean (bass)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
- Male Retainers, Female Retainers, and Kinsmen
of the Houses of Capulet and Montague, Maskers
Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets (both also cornets), 3 trombones timpani, snare drum, harps, strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'Roméo et Juliette'
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Primary Sources
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Holograph FS (F-Pn, RES VMA MS-3047) Mss parts (F-Pn, MAT F-396) Mss parts (F-Pn, MAT-455) Ballet Music, mss FS (F-Pn, A650.A2) Corrected proof, VS (F-Pn, RES-1976) Corrected proof, VS (F-Pn, A-650.C)
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Synopsis (charles-gounod.com) Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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