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Summer Concert - All the World's A Stage

This concert was held on Saturday 13th June, 2009 at the St Paul's Centre, St Paul's Rd Brentford. Funds raised will be divided between the St Paul's Church Sensory Garden Project and West London Opera.

2008-2009 Production

Romeo and Juliet – the epitome of young lovers. Passion, love, intrigue, guilt, loyalty and death are the elements that make this such an emotional opera. Gounod’s score makes the skirmishes of the powerful Montagues and Capulets contrast sharply with the magnificent duets of the young lovers.

Romeo and Juliet is an opera in 5 acts by Charles Gounod with libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre and is based on Shakespeare's play. The opera was first performed in Paris on 27 April 1867. Although it necessarily shortens Shakespeare's text, the libretto follows the plot of the play quite closely.

Cast

Romeo	Philip Hayes
Juliet	Paloma Bruce
Juliet (understudy)	Christina Sampson
Tybalt	Panos Ntourntoufis
Stephano	Jen Wemyss
Gertrude	Tania Parker
Friar Lawrence	John Dawswell
Count Capulet	David Danson
Mercutio	Marcin Kopec
Benvolio	Tim Freeman
Gregorio	Danny Smyth

Musical Director	Gary Peacock
Artistic Director	John Drewry