[1]Charles Gounod
ROMEO AND JULIET
Book & Buy Tickets [2]St. Petersburg Days in the Republic of Serbia
Guest Performance of the St. Petersburg Opera at the Madlenianum Stage
Charles Gounod
ROMEO AND JULIET
May 15th at 7:30 PM
Large Stage of Madlenianuma
The opera Romeo and Juliet is the theatre’s most recent premiere (December 2025). Just a few months after its premiere in St. Petersburg, the production arrives in Belgrade as a Serbian premiere. This opera has never before been performed in Serbia in a complete staged form.
The opera Romeo and Juliet, based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy, stands as an independent musical work in which the poetry of emotion and the idea of love triumphing over enmity prevail. Its melodic richness and sincere lyricism have made it one of the most popular titles in the world opera repertoire. The St. Petersburg Opera’s production addresses contemporary audiences and establishes a living dialogue through universal values, fidelity, passion and the spiritual strength of man.
“In our production of Romeo and Juliet, we tell a deeply moving story of the love of two young people. The music here acquires a special, French character. The score is woven from the finest nuances, from pianissimo at the very threshold of silence. This music breathes the transience of time, the central motif of the performance. Our heroes have little time, as do we all. Yet they choose to devote it to love and this can be heard in the music with absolute clarity. It not only invites listening, it takes your breath away,” emphasised the conductor Maxim Valkov.
Director: Yuri Alexandrov
Photos: Violeta Lazareva
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