This article is about the Italian musical. For the French musical see Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour

Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour

Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour is a French musical based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic. It premiered in Paris on January 19, 2001. The production was directed and choreographed by Redha, with costumes by Dominique Borg and...

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Giulietta e Romeo is an Italian-language musical with music by Riccardo Cocciante

Riccardo Cocciante

Riccardo Cocciante, also known in French-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante , is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. His oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, and Spanish; he has recorded some of his songs in all three languages.He was born in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi...

 and lyrics by Pasquale Panella, based on William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

's play Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...

. Since its world premiere in Verona

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 on June 1, 2007, directed by Sergio Carrubba, the musical has toured throughout Italy, playing in various Italian cities, including Rome

Rome

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, Milan

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, Naples

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and others. There are plans to stage it in other European nations in the Italian language.

The cast is composed mostly of boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18. Each actor has at least two roles.

Plot

Giulietta and Romeo's young love is strongly opposed by their two families, the Capuletis and the Montecchis. Their feelings are intensely passionate, but they inevitably meet a tragic fate.

Changes from the Shakespeare story

Mercuzio is an omniscient character, who sings the overture and guides the meeting of Romeo and Giulietta during the party at Capuleti's home. The role of Tebaldo is circumscribed to the quarrels among the family clans. He has a scanty character and grazes madness. Lord Capuleti's role is expanded. The roles of Lady Capuleti and Lady Montecchi are eliminated.

Giulietta dies because of a heartbreak, instead of by the dagger. Padre Lorenzo is the character that indirectly decides the fate of Romeo and Giulietta driving them during the second act. At the end he will cry over the deaths together with the two fathers.

Original cast

Romeo: Marco Vito, Flavio Gismondi, Daniele Carta Mantiglia

Giulietta: Tania Tuccinardi, Alessandra Ferrari, Maria Francesca Bartolomucci

Benvolio: Angelo Del Vecchio, Damiano Borgi

Mercuzio: Gian Marco Schiaretti, Francesco Capodacqua

Tebaldo: Valerio Di Rocco, Gaetano Caruso

Lord Capuleti: Giuseppe Pellingra, Francesco Antimiani

Lord Montecchi: Francesco Antimiani, Giuseppe Pellingra

Nutrice: Silvia Querci, Chiara Luppi

Padre Lorenzo: Fabrizio Voghera, Luca Maggiore

Principe Escalus: Alessandro Arcodia, Gaetano Caruso

Songs

Act I

1. Verona (Verona)
2. L'affronto (The confrontation)
3. Non l'odio, l'amore (Not hatred, but love)
4. Io amo e non so (I love and don't know)
5. Ragazze tra le stelle (Girls among the stars)
6. Stanotte ho fatto un sogno (Last night I had a dream)
7. La regina della notte (The queen of the night)
8. La festa siamo noi (We are the party)
9. La festa della festa (The party of the party)
10. La festa siamo noi (segue) (We are the party (continued))
11. Ah... quell'amore (Oh... that love)
12. La festa siamo noi (segue) (We are the party (continued))
13. C'è tutto sotto sotto (Everything lies down below)
14. Gli occhi negli occhi (Eyes that meet)
15. L'amore ha fatto l'amore (Love has made love)
16. La mano nella mano (Hand in hand)
17. T'amo (I love you)
18. Il nome del nemico (The name of the enemy)
19. Chi sei? (Who are you?)
20. Io, Romeo (I, Romeo)
21. Voglio vedere Giulietta (I want to see Giulietta)
22. Il tuo nome (Your name)
23. Notte più bella di tutte (Most beautous night of all')
24. Giulietta esiste (Giulietta is real)
25. Tu sei (You are)
26. Maledizione benedizione (Curse and blessing)

Act II

1. L'amore è fatto già (You're already making love)
2. Nei fiori (In flowers)
3. Io vi benedico (I bless you)
4. Mercuzio, Tebaldo, le spade (Mercuzio, Tebaldo, the swords)
5. Sono ferito (I am wounded)
6. Com'è leggera la vita (How light life is)
7. Romeo, Tebaldo, le spade (Romeo, Tebaldo, the swords)
8. Morte di Tebaldo (The death of Tebaldo)
9. No, Verona, no (No, Verona, no)
10. Lontano da Verona (Far from Verona)
11. Per rabbia e per errore (Out of anger and error)
12. La notizia a Giulietta (Giulietta hears the news)
13. Tu sei bandito (You are exiled)
14. Quel respiro, la vita (That breath, life)
15. Non è ancora giorno (The day has not yet come)
16. Morto il mio cuore (Death of my heart)
17. Giulietta, io so quanto soffri (I know how you are suffering, Giulietta)
18. Festa presto (Party smartly)
19. E se non mi svegliassi (What if were not to wake again)
20. Festa presto (segue) (Party smartly (continued))
21. Bambina mia (My little girl)
22. Stanotte (Last night)
23. Il corpo di Giulietta (Giulietta's body)
24. Morte di Romeo (The death of Romeo)
25. Il cuore (My heart)
26. Perché (Why)

External links

• Giulietta & Romeo Official Website