Romeo and Juliet by Gounod, From (2024/2024), Directed by Bartlett Sher, Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Pierre Vallet, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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 towering 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. A La Scala Production, initially presented by the Salzburg Festival Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund Revival a gift of Rolex