Tag Archives: Romeo et Juliette

FGO’s Romeo et Juliette Has Fine Soprano And Staging But Won’t Touch Your Heart

Florida Grand Opera’s incarnation of Charles Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette under the direction of David Lefkowich is an inventively staged, well-acted mounting of this stark take on Shakespeare’s classic. But like FGO’s other essays on love this season such as La Rondine, Luisa Fernandez and Rigoletto, the technically admirable production starring Maria Alejandres and Sebastien Gueze isn’t likely to quicken the pulse of the audience.

Posted in General, Performances, Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment