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The opera
THE UNIVERSAL MODEL OF PERFECT LOVE TORN APART BY SOCIETY
The evolving relationship of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers unfolds through refined memorable duets. Attraction moves to conscious love in a crescendo of formal and dramatic complexity. A seductive mixture of sounds and a soft and harmonically daring score bring this captivating and bittersweet story to a soaring climax - a masterpiece of nineteenth century French opera.