Romeo and Juliet

June 24 - August 5, 2023

Romeo and Juliet

My only love sprung from my only hate

Romance and tragedy come together in one operatic masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s famous love story told through the romantic melodies of Charles Gounod. Determined to be together, Romeo and Juliet find themselves caught between the rival families of their respective houses. The Montagues and Capulets are forced to reconcile their ongoing feud when the two lovestruck teenagers meet a tragic end.

Performing Artists & Creative Team

Ricardo Garcia

Central City Opera: Fabrizio Naccarelli, The Light in the Piazza, 2022

Recently: Romeo, Roméo et Juliette, Houston Grand Opera; First Commissioner, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Houston Grand Opera; Papi/Jasper, The Snowy Day (World Premiere), Houston Grand Opera

Romeo:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Tenor

Madison Leonard

Juliet:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Soprano

Shea Owens

Mercutio:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Baritone

Wei Wu

Friar Laurent:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Bass

Kameron Alston

Central City Opera: Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Apprentice Artist, 2022

Recently: Carlo, Linda di Chamounix, AJ Fletcher Opera Institute; Count Barigoule, Cinderella, Piedmont Opera; Torquemada, L’heure espagnole, AJ Fletcher Opera Institute

Tybalt:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Tenor

Sable Strout

Stephano:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Mezzo-Soprano

Adam Cioffari

Count Capulet:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Voice Type:Bass-Baritone

John Baril

Central City Opera Music Director

Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Die Fledermaus, 2022; Two Remain (Co-Conductor), 2022; Rigoletto, 2021; Billy Budd, 2019; Encore: A Musical Revue, 2019 and 2018; Il trovatore, 2018

Recently: Rigoletto, Shreveport Opera; Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Les pêcheurs de perles, Toledo Opera

Conductor:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

Conductor:Othello (2023)

Principal Conductor

Brandon Eldredge

Previously at CCO: Assistant Lighting Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Lighting Designer, CCO in Concert (2025)

Recently: Lighting Designer, The Precipice, Irondale, NYC; Assistant Lighting Designer, A Guide for the Homesick, DR2 Theatre, Off-Broadway; Left on Tenth, Broadway; The Who’s Tommy, Broadway & Goodman Theatre, Chicago; Peter Pan, National Tour

Principal Conductor:Amahl and the Night Visitors (2023, 2024)

Conductor:The Pirates of Penzance (2024)

Associate Conductor/ Chorus Director:The Girl of the Golden West (2024)

Dan Wallace Miller

Central City Opera: Director, Two Remain, 2022; Director, Dido and Aeneas and Assistant Director, Carousel, 2021; Assistant Director, Billy Budd and Director, Short Works, 2019

Recently: Artistic Director, Inland Northwest Opera; Director, Susannah, Wolf Trap Opera; Director, Tosca, Opera Naples

Director:Romeo and Juliet (2023)

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Performance Location

Central City Opera House
124 Eureka St.
Central City, CO 80427

Composer

Charles Gounod

Librettists

Jules Barbier and Michel Carré

Sung In

French
(English supertitles)

Run Time

2 hours 24 minutes with intermission