Shakespeare's toxic teens sing their hearts out for 3.5 hours—bring tissues and snacks.
Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s elegant staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent.
Acting
Sierra's Juliette shimmers; Bernheim's Roméo actually makes you root for him.
Direction
Sher's staging lets the war horses gallop then whispers the intimate.
Score
Gounod's love duet will ruin all other romance for you.
Director
Bartlett Sher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nézet-Séguin conducted this while simultaneously prepping his Ring cycle—Met Music Director is apparently three jobs.
This production replaced Sher's controversial 2016 staging that critics called 'IKEA Verona'; the 2024 sets finally let the singers breathe.
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