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2026 / AROP evening / Ballet
02 Apr.

Romeo and Juliet

Première

    Opéra Bastille

    19h30

    Duration
    3h05

    Dress Cocktail attire

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  • 1st part
    19h30
  • Intermission cocktail
    20h35
  • 2nd part
    20h55
  • Intermission cocktail
    21h25
  • 3rd part
    21h45
  • End of the performance
    22h35
  • Supper
    22h50

Raised to the status of myth by Shakespeare, the story of Romeo and Juliet had to await the 20th century before being embodied in a ballet thanks to the music of Sergei Prokofiev in 1935.

Romeo and Juliet

Production de 1991 - Kenneth MacMillan

  • Music

    Sergueï Prokofiev
    (1891‑1953)

  • Conductor
    Robert Houssart

  • Choreography

    Rudolf Noureev

  • Set design and Costume design

    Ezio Frigerio

  • Lighting design

    Vinicio Cheli

Cast

With the Paris Opera Étoiles, Premières Danseuses, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet
The Paris Opera Orchestra
A recording of Romeo and Juliet will be made on 13 and 16 April 2026, coproduced by the Opéra national de Paris and Pathé Live with the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts. The opera will be broadcast in cinemas worldwide from 15 November 2026 - Information & réservations.

The opera will be available for streaming at a later date on Paris Opera Play, the Paris Opera's streaming website.

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