Romeo + Juliet x 6

Co-produced with the Athens Concert Hall Organization

Sun. 20 November 2016 11:30

Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall

Four hundred years on from the death of William Shakespeare, the most famous lovers of all time, Romeo and Juliet, remain forever young! The tale of their love has inspired all manner of wonderful musical compositions down the centuries, six fragments of which will be performed in this concert entitled “Romeo + Juliet x 6” from the Athens State Orchestra and the Athens Megaron Concert Hall.

Curated & presented by Sophia Topouzi

Event Programme

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

(1891–1953)

Extract from Suite no.2 from the ballet Romeo and Juliet

LEONARD BERNSTEIN

(1918-1990)

Overture from West Side Story

HECTOR BERLIOZ

(1803–1869)

Balcony scene from the dramatic symphony Roméo et Juliette

NINO ROTA

(1911–1979)

Suite from the film score of Romeo and Juliet

VINCENZO BELLINI

(1801—1835)

The Capulets and the Montagues, overture.

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