A Ballet by Renato Zanella to the music by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev

Romeo and Juliet

  • First Premiere: 17. 2. 2022I
  • Second Premiere: 18. 2. 2022 I
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1 March 2023 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Roberto Gianola

Nina Noč
Yujin Muraishi
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Irena Kloboves
Iulian Ermalai
Gregor Guštin
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Filip Jurič
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Gaj Rudolf
Aleks Theo Šišernik
Marin Ino
Filippo Jorio
Gabriela Mede
Mariya Pavlyukova
Erica Pinzano
2 March 2023 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Roberto Gianola

Nina Kramberger
Filip Jurič
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Marin Ino
Antonija Novotny
Iulian Ermalai
Gregor Guštin
Filippo Jorio
Yujin Muraishi
Lukas Zuschlag
Yuki Seki
Goran Tatar
Gaj Rudolf
Aleks Theo Šišernik
Erica Pinzano
Yujin Muraishi
Gabriela Mede
Mariya Pavlyukova
Emilie Tassinari
3 March 2023 18:00 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Roberto Gianola

Nina Noč
Yujin Muraishi
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Irena Kloboves
Iulian Ermalai
Gregor Guštin
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Filip Jurič
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Gaj Rudolf
Aleks Theo Šišernik
Marin Ino
Filippo Jorio
Gabriela Mede
Mariya Pavlyukova
Erica Pinzano
4 March 2023 18:00 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Roberto Gianola

Nina Kramberger
Filip Jurič
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Marin Ino
Antonija Novotny
Iulian Ermalai
Gregor Guštin
Filippo Jorio
Yujin Muraishi
Lukas Zuschlag
Yuki Seki
Goran Tatar
Gaj Rudolf
Aleks Theo Šišernik
Erica Pinzano
Yujin Muraishi
Gabriela Mede
Mariya Pavlyukova
Emilie Tassinari
21 March 2023 20:30 Trieste, Teatro Verdi Notice Conductor: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Nina Noč
Yujin Muraishi
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Lukas Zuschlag
Yuki Seki
Goran Tatar
Marin Ino and Filippo Jorio
22 March 2023 20:30 Trieste, Teatro Verdi Notice Conductor: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Nina Kramberger
Filip Jurič
Ana Klašnja
Urša Vidmar
Marin Ino
Gerogeta Capraroiu
Lara Flegar
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Filippo Jorio
Yujin Muraishi
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Erica Pinzano and Yujin Muraishi
23 March 2023 20:30 Trieste, Teatro Verdi Notice Conductor: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Nina Noč
Yujin Muraishi
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Lukas Zuschlag
Yuki Seki
Goran Tatar
Marin Ino and Filippo Jorio
24 March 2023 20:30 Trieste, Teatro Verdi Notice Conductor: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Nina Kramberger
Filip Jurič
Ana Klašnja
Urša Vidmar
Marin Ino
Gerogeta Capraroiu
Lara Flegar
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Filippo Jorio
Yujin Muraishi
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Erica Pinzano and Yujin Muraishi
25 March 2023 16:00 Trieste, Teatro Verdi Notice Conductor: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Nina Noč
Yujin Muraishi
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Lukas Zuschlag
Yuki Seki
Goran Tatar
Marin Ino and Filippo Jorio
26 March 2023 16:00 Trieste, Teatro Verdi Notice Conductor: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Nina Kramberger
Filip Jurič
Ana Klašnja
Urša Vidmar
Marin Ino
Gerogeta Capraroiu
Lara Flegar
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Filippo Jorio
Yujin Muraishi
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Erica Pinzano and Yujin Muraishi
1 June 2023 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Anastasia Matvienko
Denis Matvienko
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Yujin Muraishi, Erica Pinzano
2 June 2023 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Marin Ino
Filip Jurič
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Yujin Muraishi, Erica Pinzano
3 June 2023 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Anastasia Matvienko
Denis Matvienko
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Yujin Muraishi, Erica Pinzano
6 June 2023 19:30 SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Notice Dirigent: Ayrton Desimpelaere

Anastasia Matvienko
Denis Matvienko
Tjaša Kmetec
Georgeta Capraroiu
Tasja Šarler
Urša Vidmar
Katja Romšek
Antonija Novotny
Gregor Guštin
Iulian Ermalai
Hugo Mbeng
Filippo Jorio
Kenta Yamamoto
Lukas Zuschlag
Goran Tatar
Yujin Muraishi, Erica Pinzano
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The tragedy of the lovers from Verona, written by William Shakespeare in 1593, is a love story for all eternity. The fame of the unfortunate lovers, who, despite their youth and possible naivety, persistently follow their deep feelings of love, regardless of the consequences, was conveyed to the ballet stage by one of the greatest composers of the 20th century Sergey Prokofiev.

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Prokofiev lived abroad, predominantly in Paris. Although he had already composed several ballet pieces by then, Romeo and Juliet was the first one he created for staging in the Soviet Union, where he returned in the summer of 1936. Yet, this creation's path to the stage turned out to be quite thorny. It was first planned in its production by the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad (today's Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg). However, the collaboration with the Kirov Theatre ended even before the composer set himself to composing. Therefore, Prokofiev offered his ballet to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, but the dancers there rejected it, claiming it was impossible to dance. The composer then turned his work into orchestral suites, first performed in front of the audience in 1936 and 1937.

The ballet Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 was brought to the world in 1938, in Brno (Czechoslovakia), and it was premiered in the Soviet Union, at the Kirov Theatre, only in 1940. It is written in the tradition of classical ballet, which is related to Tchaikovsky and Delibes; in the musical sense, it brought much more than just an elaborate musical form that was supposed to accompany dance. What stands out everywhere is the composer's exceptional talent for musical characterisation and moods creation. The lyrical element did not flourish in such a way in any other of Prokofiev's works. The reason why Prokofiev’s creation became the finest classical work of art and a significant part of the repertoire of every ballet ensemble in the world undoubtedly lies in his intensive, expressive love music, reminiscent of 18th century Romanticism in its atmosphere, technique and style.

This time the admired story from the classical ballet literature will be created on our stage by Renato Zanella. Based on his performances from the Greek National Opera and the Romanian National Opera, it will come to life in Ljubljana as an improved interpretation created for our ballet ensemble. The Orchestra of the Ljubljana Opera will be led by Maestro Kevin Rhodes.

Tatjana Ažman