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Émigré: Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet
Sunday November 23, 2008 at 7:30pm
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London, England EC2Y 8DS Get Directions
Barbican Hall

PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (complete score)

Valery Gergiev conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

Tickets: £7 - £32

In Prokofiev’s setting of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy (first staged as a ballet in 1940), the turbulent melodies have a visceral force. His score sets Romeo and Juliet’s intimate love scenes against a public life marked by vicious brawls and intimidating family demands. Although the composer was forced to rewrite his original plan which rescued the young lovers from death, this hauntingly romantic music casts dark shadows – it doesn’t sound like it believes in happy endings.
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