A GHEORGHIU & R ALAGNA - Balcony scene - Roméo et Juliette

Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna perform the romantic and characteristic balcony scene ("O nuit divine!... Ah! ne fuis pas encore!") of Gounod's opera 'Roméo et Juliette'. Conducted by Michel Plasson.
(Orange, 2002)

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• Roberto
• Alagna
• tenor
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• Romeo
• et
• Juliette
• Juliet
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[lapinroyal]

Too bad Jiujiu85, if you could understand french to better appreciate Alagna diction...clearer than water. One of the best Romeo! (she also as amazing!) Love this couple!

[elohssa2005]

this is some great singing by two great artists.

[BubblesNKM]

This makes me want to learn French :]

[fabricio2973]

I saw them at the met in the late 90's they both were great. Agree Roberto is one of the greatest Romeos.

[theblacksister]

I think so. Check Amazon.

[pillangostar100]

I think they are perfect for this role.

[scifisci]

does anyone know if the entire performance is available? alagna is such a superb romeo and gheorghiu's juliette is very touching!

[corellithebest]

I think they are really physically convincing, part from wonderful interpretation. Anyway, Romeo and Juliette (Giulietta) are supposed to be fourteen or so, and I assure you you'll never find opera singers of that age that are mature enough to perform on operatic stage! Anyway, they look so youthful here!

[sprayberryjoy]

yeah, true... thats the toughest thing about this opera, I think =)

...except very few 20 year olds have the maturity in their sound to make it sound THIS amazing

=)

[katesinger]

mmm except two 20 yr old singers would not be able to sustain such demanding roles vocally. in fact it would inhibit their development. i totally agree with you. but in opera its as much about the audience's imagination as it is about being true to the character.

[JuliaDarling]

Yeah! I know a lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but even though they have beautiful voices, I just don't believe them because of how old they are... I'd like to see them cast some young 20-year- olds in these roles. I mean, I know opera is really all about the beautiful singing. But maybe it would be even more beautiful if the audience was taken on a journey, too! Right? :)

[SonyaNatalia]

Not bad, but I have trouble watching opera singers play Romeo and Juliet. They never look right for the characters.