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Giulietta e Romeo (Juliet and Romeo) is an opera in two acts by the Italian composer Nicola Vaccai. The libretto, by Felice Romani, is based on the tragedy of the same name by Luigi Scevola and, ultimately, on the 1530 novella of the same name by Luigi Da Porto. It was first performed at the Teatro alla Canobbiana, Milan, on 31 October 1825.
In the famous speech of Act II, Scene II [1] of the play, the line is said by Juliet in reference to Romeo's house: Montague. The line implies that his name (and thus his family's feud with Juliet's family) means nothing and they should be together. Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Press illustration of act 3, scene 2, as staged in the original production. Scene 1: Laurent's cell. Roméo and Juliette, accompanied by Gertrude, go to the cell, and the wedding takes place. Laurent hopes that reconciliation between the houses of the Montagus and the Capulets may thus take place. Scene 2: a street near Capulet's palace
Romeo und Julia is an opera in two acts by Heinrich Sutermeister.The composer wrote the libretto, after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.. Erik Levi explains that the opera: "presents a synthesis of Romantic and impressionist elements.
Giulietta e Romeo was composed by Zingarelli in only eight days and it is considered by many scholars to be his best work. The opera remained a part of the Italian repertory well into the nineteenth century and the role of Romeo was a favourite vehicle for Maria Malibran until c. 1830. [1]
Romeo y Julieta can refer to: The Spanish name for the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Romeo y Julieta, an Argenti based on the play; Romeo y Julieta (cigar), two brands of Cuban and Dominican cigars; Romeo y Julieta (cigarette), a brand of Cuban cigarettes; Romeo and Juliet, a Mexican film
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39, is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an Overture-Fantasy , and is based on Shakespeare 's play of the same name . Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev , Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on The Tempest and Hamlet as well.
Romiette and Julio is a young adult novel by Sharon Draper, published in 1999 by Atheneum Books.It is an updated version of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.Many of the characters in Draper's novel closely parallel those in Shakespeare's play.