CMU School of Drama


Saturday, March 05, 2011

Before Dying, Opera's Romeo and Juliette Get Sick

Backstage: "Before dying on stage, the lead singers in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Gounod's 'Romeo et Juliette' get sick.
Really. In startling frequency.
When Guy Joosten's staging opened in November 2005, soprano Natalie Dessay missed the premiere performance because of a cold.

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