Five acts, four rich duets: from the emotion of their first exchanges on enemy soil to their union in a foregone conclusion, Shakespeare's two heroes sing of their love in sun-drenched melodies, which Charles Gounod, a learned playwright, darkens as they descend into their destiny. The Orchestre National de France accompanies two exceptional singers, dreamlike voices and born actors, in a concert version of this masterpiece of our heritage, a moment of French sensitivity.

Romeo and Juliet / Oropesa / Castronovo

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

In Jean Cocteau's novel, the "enfant terribles" are named Paul and Élisabeth. They are brother and sister, teenagers and orphans. Alone in a society they reject, they transform their room into an imaginary kingdom, a sanctuary of a symbiotic relationship where love borders on obsession and conceals a latent violence. When two friends, Gérard and then Agathe, intrude upon their private world, the threat of losing Paul draws Élisabeth into a vicious cycle of dangerous games, jealousy, and manipulation. In this short novel published in 1929, the author illuminates the fragility of adolescence, the impossibility of suspending time, and the disastrous consequences of an all-consuming passion.

Sergio Villegas-Galvain

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 19, 2026

Romeo and Juliet / Oropesa / Castronovo · Orchestre National de France

20 - 26 Mar, 2026

The Terrible Children · Opéra de Lille

Future and recently performed repertoire

Paul Galvain in Les Enfants terribles by Glass

Opéra de Lille

Paris in Romeo and Juliet by Gounod

Orchestre National de France

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