Paris Opera Ballet - Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s story of Romeo and Juliet, elevated to the level of myth, had to wait until the 20th century to become a ballet, thanks to Sergei Prokofiev’s 1935 music. In his production, created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1984, Rudolf Nureyev brought this brilliant and energetic score to life in a lavish, cinematic version. His choreography focuses on young Romeo’s transformation into a man, alongside the passionate Juliet, who tragically comes of age. The ballroom scenes, youthful rivalries and duels set against a magnificently rendered Italian Renaissance give depth and force to the story of the lovers of Verona, caught between the powers of their families’ ancient hatred.

A ballet in three acts.