Valentines and The Dallas Opera’s Dangerous Desires season have two sexy good reasons to celebrate Romeo & Juliet this month: Lyubov Petrova and Charles Castronovo.
The first reason is the beautiful Russian born soprano, Lyubov Petrova stars as Juliet. The second reason is the internationally famous and red-hot American lyric tenor, Charles Castronovo, plays Romeo. Opera News describes Lyubov as, “a soprano of ravishing, changeable beauty, blazing high notes and magnetic stage presence.” As one of the most sought-after performers of his generation, news about Castronovo making his debut as Romeo at The Dallas Opera spread rapidly. Recently starring opposite Placido Domingo, Castronovo sang the title role in the world premiere of Daniel Catan’s Il Postino for the Los Angeles Opera.
Petrova, celebrated for her stunning character portrayals, her rich powerful voice and natural acting abilities, appears in the film version of The Magic Flute. Playing the Queen of the Night villain role and directed by Kenneth Branagh, Petrova is a fine actress. Italian conductor Marco Zambelli makes his Dallas Opera debut in this lavish production. English Robert Lloyd [appointed principal Bass at the Royal Opera House] plays Frere Lawrence and Roxana Constantinescu as Stéphano makes her debut with the Dallas Opera as part of the international cast. The Dallas Opera also supports the careers of local artists, including Mark McCrory as Lord Rochefort. As Dallas Opera Artistic Director Jonathan Pell shared, "I am particularly pleased that we could assemble such a remarkable group of attractive, youthful singers to bring to life Shakespeare's quintessential star-crossed lovers and their friends."
It apparently took the sexy French to pull off a hot-blooded opera about star-crossed Italian lovers in Shakespeare’s play written centuries before. French composer Charles Gounod left his powerful imprint of budding love to passion, loyalty, revenge and the realization “All are punished.”
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