Butterfly Lovers to take center stage Aug 7, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Western people cry for Romeo and Juliet while the Chinese weep over Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Chinese composers Chen Gang and He Zhanhao have created a violin concerto based on the tragic Chinese love story Butterfly Lovers. (Xinhuanet, China)
The mighty mouse has us surrounded Aug 1, 2008
The original movie is often compared to Romeo and Juliet, the ultimate story of a young couple who break loose from their respective gangs, and the initial party scene clearly owes its structure and story to the ball scene in the Shakespeare play. There are, however, limits to this comparison: Nobody dies at the end of High School Musical. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Swansong of versatility and ambition Jul 16, 2008
Highlights include the Schoenberg Ensemble, Nigel Westlake, Batsheva Dance Company, a production of Romeo And Juliet set in rival pizzerias, and The Book Of Longing - a concert work by Philip Glass based on the poetry and images of Leonard Cohen which will be performed in Sydney in October. And there are new commissions: The Hidden Republic featuring the Black Arm Band, Chunky Move's Two Faced Bastard, Lucy Guerin Inc's Corridor, Liza Lim's opera The Navigator, staged by Barrie Kosky, and Back... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
National Arts Centre 'Legend' dies Jul 3, 2008
The following night the NBC danced John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet and watched aghast in the ballroom scene as something went wrong with the technology in the orchestra pit and conductor George Crum, and some of his musicians, slowly ascended above stage level, leading Mr. Crum to say later that it was the only time I ever looked down on Celia Franca who was performing as Lady Capulet. Among other groups and solo performers who appeared in the two-week inaugural festival were the Montreal... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Strictly Baz Luhrmann Jul 1, 2008
The trio of films, "Strictly Ballroom," an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge!" all form part of a specific filmmaking technique described by Luhrmann as "The Red Curtain" cinema. Luhrmann incorporates traditional theatrical conventions into his films and morphs them to create visual treats in stories set in heightened otherworlds. (CNN -- International)
East meets West at Singapore Arts Festival Jun 21, 2008
Ong said he initially wanted to marry the music from Peony Pavilion and Romeo and Juliet, as they carried the same theme. "But there is no music in Romeo and Juliet. So, we combined Peony Pavilion music with that of Hamlet and Othello.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Arias in the park, Met stars included Jun 20, 2008
Video: Roberto Alagna in Romeo and Juliet. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Le freak c'est chic Jun 5, 2008
In July, hes staging a much bigger project, the of Prokofievs original Romeo and Juliet ballet at New Yorks Bard College. Then, in August, he takes Mozart Dances to New Zealand. (CBC.ca)
'Zohan' is silly and messy, but it means well Jun 4, 2008
At its core, it's just "Romeo and Juliet," wrapped in Adam Sandler's trademark raunchy humor. Sandler co-produced, co-wrote the script and stars as the titular character, a famous Israeli commando who fakes his own death to escape to the United States and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a hairdresser. (The Courier News)
Contest a key to success Jun 2, 2008
The Canadian tenor Joseph Kaiser came in only third in 2002 (the annual competition rotates among piano, violin and voice), yet he turned out to be the one singing in Gounod's Romeo and Juliet opposite Anna Netrebko at the Metropolitan Opera in New York this past winter. What competitions offer is a momentary spotlight, a showcase, in some cases no more than Andy Warhol's 15 minutes of fame. (Toronto Star)
He trusts kids to 'rise to the circumstances' Jun 2, 2008
His theatrical path continued through L.A.'s Occidental College and then to his first professional role, as Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at Hillside Rep in Los Angeles. It was kind of a big deal for me, because it's not what you'd call typecasting, he says. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Italian Composer Sees Music in Al Gore's Film May 31, 2008
"It is a great challenge, of course, to write an opera on such an unusual subject. It is certainly not the story of Romeo and Juliet.". Battistelli, 55, has worked frequently in Germany and England, besides his native Italy. (Newsmax)
Romeo and Juliet May 28, 2008
Royal Opera House, London. Judith MackrellWednesday May 28, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
All The Bay's A Stage May 25, 2008
Romeo and Juliet, directed by Julianna Rees-Cleaveland, Aug. 9-Sept ... Romeo and Juliet, directed by Kim Rubinstein, begins previews July 16, runs July 19-Aug. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dance preview May 24, 2008
Royal Ballet: Romeo And Juliet, London. Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo And Juliet may well be the most popular work in the entire repertory of the Royal Ballet, which is presumably the pressing financial argument for its return - yet again - to the stage. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Yo-Yo Ma still revels in the joy of learning May 16, 2008
His intercultural Silk Road Project was in residence at Harvard University last year, developing a chamber version of an Azerbaijani opera called "Layla and Majnun." ("It's sort of the Romeo and Juliet of the Persian world," he says. He was recently in Toronto to celebrate the 10th anniversary of that city's Music Garden, which he helped design, and last month he joined longtime collaborator Bobby McFerrin onstage at Carnegie Hall. (Boston Globe)
PMT adds luster to timeless treasure May 12, 2008
The Romeo and Juliet story of young love doomed by warring tribes is timeless, and so, apparently, is the animus between the grandchildren or great-grandchildren of immigrants and new immigrants moving into the same neighborhood. Leonard Bernstein's complex music still sounds intricate but catchy, and Lisa Elliott's adaptation of the original, distinctive Jerome Robbins choreography is full of restless energy and exuberant precision. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hurry up, grow up May 11, 2008
But the student will learn about those jobs through internships, and his or her study of Shakespeare might include a mock trial for characters in Romeo and Juliet. Pizzi and other academy leaders say work connections help students stay motivated by answering the questions that have aggravated teachers since roughly the dawn of time: "But why do I have to know this? What does it have to do with my life?". (Boston Globe)
Pittsburgh Opera makes magic with 'Capulets' May 5, 2008
A Romeo and Juliet story not based on Shakespeare. That may be unthinkable in 21st-century America, but the Bard was virtually unknown in Italy when Bellini composed "The Capulets & the Montagues" in 1831. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Planning an opera? May 5, 2008
Romeo and Juliet by Charles Gounod ... Among the offerings in 2010 are Puccini's La Boheme, with the accomplished Anja Harteros, plus Stephen Costello and his wife, Ailyn Perez, appearing as the legendary lovers in Gounod's Romeo and Juliet. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Death and the Beauty Queen May 4, 2008
It was, actually, not quite like Romeo and Juliet. Not yet, anyway. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Three delightful spring arrivals court Cappies Apr 18, 2008
As dark figures creep from the shadowy jungle of metal, light catches a shiny switchblade knife in the hand of Bernardo, a young Puerto Rican immigrant -- so began Centennial High School's recent production of Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story," a modern-day musical version of "Romeo and Juliet.". "West Side Story," one of the world's most celebrated musicals, takes place in New York during the 1950s where two gangs, the native Jets and Puerto Rican Sharks, battle for power and pride. (Howard County Times, MD)
American Ballet Theatre highlights NAC's dance season Apr 15, 2008
The ballet series features the Royal Winnipeg's Peter Pan, with original choreography by Jorden Morris, and the National Ballet of Canada's Romeo and Juliet by John Cranko. The glittering foreign company is New York's American Ballet Theatre performing Marius Petipa's version of the French romantic masterpiece Giselle. (Globe and Mail)
Boheme goes Broadway Apr 11, 2008
Conceived as an update on "Romeo and Juliet" by Jerome Robbins, the show captivated audiences, but at the Tony awards it bowed to Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," with its vision of a more placid America than the chronicle of New York City's street gangs. Choreographer Robbins did win a Tony award for the groundbreaking choreography. (NJ.com -- Times)
Young, gifted - and ignored Apr 10, 2008
At a performance of Romeo and Juliet by the Royal Ballet late last year, I was the only person in the audience with a hint of colour (I'm of Indian descent). There was not a single black face in the crowd. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
San Diego Symphony's hit parade Apr 7, 2008
(Tie): Violin Concerto and Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture. 5. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“La Boheme” moves to the screen Apr 2, 2008
Baz Luhrmann, who produced Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet, produced La Boheme for Opera Australia in 1993, setting the version in 1957, rather than 1830. In 2003, Luhrmann restaged his version on Broadway, winning a Tony Award. (Wood River Journal, ID)
S.F. Ballet: 1973-1982 Mar 30, 2008
Smuin realizes the benefits of television and gets PBS' "Dance in America" to broadcast his "Romeo and Juliet" in 1978. The first PBS presentation of a West Coast company garners an Emmy for costume design. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Feb 22, 2008
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
S.D. Ballet's intimate new home showcased Feb 18, 2008
Though the repertoire will vary, all the programs will contain excerpts from Velasco's new work-in-progress, Romeo and Juliet, a quintessentially romantic ballet set to Prokofiev's score ... Ideally, Romeo and Juliet and other dance productions would be presented at the NTC Promenade's historic Luce Auditorium ... Having also worked as a director everywhere from downtown's San Diego Repertory Theatre to Escondido's Lawrence Welk Resort Theatre, he believes his theater background will help him... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Events Roundup Feb 16, 2008
"Romeo and Juliet." Young love turns tragic because of a family feud and a twist of fate. Performed by Atlanta Ballet. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
On and off stage, a perfect pas de deux Feb 12, 2008
When Boston Ballet presents "Romeo and Juliet" at the Citi Wang Theatre starting Thursday - Valentine's Day, of course - it will not only be performing the acclaimed choreography of John Cranko, set to Sergei Prokofiev's lush musical score ... Eight dancers in the company are married, and all will be in "Romeo and Juliet." Mikko Nissinen, Boston Ballet's artistic director, says that over the years he's worked with many dancing couples, and that when love sometimes goes sour, he's extra-sensitive... (Boston Globe)
NBOC season will have a new Feb 12, 2008
Also on the winter playbill, a revival of John Cranko's gilded production of Romeo and Juliet, featuring the music of Sergei Prokofiev and the lush designs of Susan Benson. Another classic kicks off the summer season in June of '09 as Peter Wright's beloved Giswelle returns to the stage, teamed with a mixed program that includes the company premieres of Dominique Dumais' Skin Divers, set to the poetry of Anne Michaels and the music of Gavin Bryars, and Italian Davide Bombana's steamy Carmen,... (Jam! Showbiz)
Forever Juliet Feb 10, 2008
Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) isn't my favorite movie, but it's the one I had the most vigorous longing for in those years before video ... And then, to make things even better, that same summer a miracle happened: "Romeo and Juliet" was suddenly and unexpectedly rereleased ... At 18, I saw "Romeo and Juliet" three times (in two days) and again was a basket case. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Anna Netrebko pregnant Feb 5, 2008
She was to appear with Villazon in Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet at the Salzburg Festival in August, but pulled out because of the pregnancy, festival president Helga Rabl-Stadler said Monday. We are surprised, but we understand. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Russian diva expecting Feb 5, 2008
She was withdrawn from several scheduled appearances, including Romeo and Juliet at Austria's Salzburg Festival this summer and the Metropolitan Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor beginning Oct. 3 in New York. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail)
Roundup of events Feb 2, 2008
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet." With Yefim Bronfman, piano. Robert Spano conducts. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
As You Like It Feb 1, 2008
Her next Shakespearean turn was grappling with one of the Bard's feisty femmes: Lady Capulet in Romeo And Juliet. Smith has fond memories of channelling her inner diva for this role. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Swan Lake by English National Ballet to debut in Beijing Jan 30, 2008
The international ballet week will feature four productions of classical ballet, including Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet. Editor: Yao Siyan. (Xinhuanet, China)
TELEVISION: "In Treatment": A new kind of soap opera Jan 29, 2008
Since commissioning "In Treatment," HBO has purchased the format of another Israeli series, a sort of Romeo and Juliet story called "A Touch Away." Unlike a show from another country that is carefully sanded and polished to suit American tastes, "In Treatment" is essentially the same Israeli show but with English-speaking actors. Worried that the new cast, which also includes Blair Underwood, Josh Charles, Melissa George and Mia Wasikowska, would be influenced by their predecessors, Levinson and... (International Herald Tribune)
Met opera draws moviegoers across nation Jan 19, 2008
65 million, pushing Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" to No. 11 in U.S. box office gross receipts, according to Variety magazine. To promote the broadcasts -- and the live performances as well -- Gelb chose a poster of a sexy-looking soprano Anna Netrebko as Juliet. (Newsday -- New York City)
Murder, cannibalism, suicide - it's all at the opera or theater Jan 14, 2008
And when the children grow older, by all means, protect them from "Romeo and Juliet" (statutory rape, murder, double suicide), "Swan Lake" (white swan versus black swan), "Othello" (no need to explain). Sonia Melnikova-Raich. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More of this story Jan 12, 2008
One reason could be that it's among the greatest love stories of all time, up there with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Richard Wagner wrote both the music and the libretto of Tristan und Isolde, the story of an ill-fated Cornish knight and an Irish princess. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/MacMillan Jan 8, 2008
That dryness couldn t have calmed the nerves of the NYO violinists as they negotiated the cruelly exposed opening of the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten s Peter Grimes, nor the morale of the horns as they attempted to climb to the fiendish heights demanded by Prokofiev in the finale of Romeo and Juliet. Surely the huge curtain behind the orchestra should have been removed in the interests of resonance, no matter what visual inelegances it concealed. (Times Online)
Rwanda radio soap opera casts a healing spell Jan 7, 2008
But will this story have the same tragic ending as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". "We will see, but I think this one will find a happy ending," Deflander said. (International Herald Tribune)
S.F. Ballet In Picures Dec 30, 2007
-- Pioneering dance for television; Smuin's "Romeo and Juliet" was the first full-length U.S. ballet broadcast (in 1978). -- Generating world premieres by Mark Morris, Christopher Wheeldon, Tomasson and many others. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Cinemark should continue showing opera events Dec 30, 2007
I recently saw Romeo and Juliet live from the Met in New York City and it was fantastic. I believe the next one is Hansel and Gretel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. There are more in January, February, March and April. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Respectful players don't have to keep their distance Dec 17, 2007
Although the pictorialism of the Fantasy Overture - Romeo and Juliet can seem naive - the sacred "Friar Lawrence" music, the profane fight scene and the gushing love song with gently throbbing horns - it is hard not to admire the capacity for memorable tunes and original textures. The same is true of the Nutcracker Suite No.1, though the familiarity should not breed contempt and certainly not from the players. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* [PLANET POP] Dec 17, 2007
Zeffirelli, acclaimed for movies such as Romeo and Juliet and Jesus of Nazareth, said in an interview with La Stampa daily on Saturday the 80-year-old pope did not have "a happy image.". "Coming after a media-savvy pope like John Paul II is a difficult task ... . Benedict XVI still communicates coldly, in a way that is not suited with what is happening around him," Zeffirelli said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Zeffirelli offers to change Pope's cold image Dec 16, 2007
Zeffirelli, acclaimed for films such as Romeo And Juliet and TV mini-series Jesus Of Nazareth, said in an interview with La Stampa daily on Saturday the 80-year-old Pope did not have "a happy image". "Coming after a media-savvy pope like John Paul II is a difficult task Benedict XVI still communicates coldly, in a way that is not suited with what is happening around him," Zeffirelli said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Duo Behind Famed 1976 `Ring' at Bayreuth Open La Scala Season With Wagner Dec 7, 2007
The ballets include perennial favorite ``Swan Lake,'' which opens Dec. 14, Prokofiev's ``Romeo and Juliet,'' a new production of ``Mediterranea'' and Chopin's ``La Dame aux Camelias. . (Bloomberg -- Germany)
What the Heck? Dec 3, 2007
Still, should you wish to cheer on HOT this season, Ms. Payne would like you to know its 2008 lineup includes "Don Carlos," "The Barber of Seville" (the opera they turned into a Bugs Bunny cartoon) and, just in time for Valentine's Day, "Romeo and Juliet," a story so romantic everyone dies. COURTESY PHOTO Henry Diltz has hundreds of magazine and album covers to his credit. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A Dickens of a Christmas Nov 27, 2007
This futuristic version of Romeo and Juliet is set in a world where the black Crosses are in power and the white Noughts are in rebellion ... After their slick update of Romeo and Juliet, the enterprising hip-hop troupe Renegade turn their attention to Euripides' The Bacchae. (Guardian Unlimited)
Pioneering Choreographer Bejart Dies Nov 23, 2007
He employed similar anti-war sentiments in "Romeo and Juliet." Other productions aimed to shock with costumes depicting nudity. "We have to stop being racist between classic and modern dance," said Bejart. (CBS News)
French choreographer Bejart dies at 80 Nov 22, 2007
A product of classical ballet, Bejart constantly blurred the lines between modern and classical in works such as Ravel's Bolero, Beethoven's Ode to Joy and Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet. He made his New York debut in 1971. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
On the Scene Nov 21, 2007
George Dyer (Romeo) gave the audience a preview of the 2008 season when he took the stage in a "Romeo and Juliet Serenade" after dinner. The "Serenade" was performed in the round and also showcased his leading lady, Kristen Stone (Juliet). (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Garth Brooks concert simulcast to Cedar Valley fans Nov 14, 2007
On Dec. 15 the theater is airing Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" live from The Metropolitan Opera in New York. An encore performance of that event is scheduled for Dec. 16. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'Ferociously elegant' St. Petersburg Philharmonic rolls into downtown Nov 13, 2007
The Suite from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet will be heard at Symphony Hall along with Schubert's Entr'acte No. 3 from Rosamunde and Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, with Brazilian-born pianist Nelson Freire. It's the 14th stop in a 20-city, 29-day U.S. tour that included three concerts in New York's Carnegie Hall (Oct. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lysacek edges Weir in men's short program at Cup of China Nov 10, 2007
The top two couples used different versions of music from Romeo and Juliet. The meet concludes Saturday with finals in three events. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
West Side Story leaves us wanting Nov 10, 2007
But much has happened to our cultural sensibilities in the 50 years since this musical descendant of Romeo and Juliet opened on Broadway. In particular, the backup dancers for pop divas and boy bands in the 1980s and '90s, and reality-TV dance competitions today, have made us sophisticated consumers of choreography. (Toronto Star)
Russian flagship orchestra comes to Hancher Nov 8, 2007
The orchestra offers up a mix tonight that surprisingly includes only one Russian work - Prokofiev's suite for the ballet *Romeo and Juliet. Though the quirkiness and occasional vulgarity of the score might be better suited for a Kafka novel than for a Shakespearean play, the music is one of the most significant works of the 20th century and was a pivotal part of the Neo-Classicist movement. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Frederick Delius: Nature Lover Nov 1, 2007
Frederick Delius's haunting, richly harmonious works include the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet, the choral pieces Appalachia, and Sea Drift, based on a poem by poet Walt Whitman and A Mass of Life; orchestral work In a Summer Garden; tone poems A Song of the High Hills and Summer Night on the River; and On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, considered to be his most famous work ... A Village Romeo and Juliet, including 'Walk to the Paradise Garden', opera 1901. (Suite101.com)
Leo Delibes Brief Bio Oct 28, 2007
It is noteworthy that in the same year he was successful with Copplia, Tchaikovsky had his Romeo and Juliet Overture and his Die Walkure (The Valkyrie), the second of his ring operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelungs). Delibes also wrote the opera Le Roi l a dit (The King has Spoken) and his serious Jean de Nivelle, where Giacomo Meyerbeer s influence is evident. (Suite101.com)
'Butterfly Lovers' take flight, compliments of URI Oct 20, 2007
"Butterfly Lovers" is sometimes regarded as the Chinese equivalent of "Romeo and Juliet." The opera, sung in Chinese, will be translated in real time and flashed on a screen for its English-speaking audience. Prior to the performance, eight female URI students will be trained to participate in the opera in costumes especially created for them. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Rooty Hill to Covent Garden in one leap Oct 13, 2007
The Danish principal Johan Kobborg was due to dance the part of Romeo on opening night of Romeo and Juliet next Tuesday, but when he sprained his ankle two weeks before the performance, 21-year-old Steven McRae, from Plumpton, stepped up to take his place ... With less than two weeks to prepare for Romeo and Juliet, he has been dancing more than eight hours a day, and spending his down time watching DVDs of the show. (Sydney Morning Herald)
