Tracklist

Roméo Et Juliette (Opera En Cinq Actes/Opera In Five Acts)
Ouverture
1-1	Prologue: "Vérone Vit Jadis Deux Familles Rivales..."	6:33
Acte Premier/Act One
1-2	Introduction: "L'heure S'envole..."	10:47
1-3	Récitatif: "Enfin la Place Est Libre, Amis!"	1:14
1-4	Ballade De La Reine Mab: "Mab, La Reine Des Mensonges..."	2:19
1-5	Récitatif And Scène: "Eh Bien Que L'avertissement Me Vienne de Mab..."	3:52
1-6	Ariette: "Ah! Je Veux Vivre Dans Le Reve..."	3:57
1-7	Récitatif: "Le nom de cette belle enfant?"	0:34
1-8	Madrigal: "Ange adorable..."	4:29
1-9	Finale: "Quelqu'un!"	5:41
Acte Deuxieme/Act Two
1-10	Entracte And Choeur: "O Nuit! Sous Tes Ailes Obscures..."	3:53
1-11	Cavatine: "L'amour, L'amour! Qui, Son Ardeur A Troublé..."	3:52
1-12	Scène And Choeurs: "Hélas: Moi, Le Hair!..."	8:32
1-13	Duo: "O Nuit Divine! Je T'implore!..."	8:23
Acte Troisieme/Act Three. Premier Tableau/Scene One
1-14	Entracte And Scène: "Mon Père! Dieu Vous Garde!..."	6:33
1-15	Trio And Quatuor: "Dieu Qui Fis L'homme à Ton Image!"	6:00
Deuxieme Tableau/Scene Two
2-1	Chanson: "Depuis Hier Je Cherche En Vain Mon Maitre!" (Chanson)	4:13
2-2	Finale: "Ah! Ah! Voici Nos Gens!"	6:27
2-3	Finale Des Duels: "Que Le Diable..."	11:11
Acte Quatrieme/Act Four. Premier Tableau/Scene One
2-4	Duo: "Va! Je T'ai Pardonné..."	13:42
2-5	Quatuor: "Ah! Le Ciel Soit Loué! ..."	5:49
2-6	Scène: "Mon Père! Tout M'accable!"	5:46
2-7	Scène And Air: "Dieu! Quel Frisson Court Dans Mes Veines!"	5:46
Deuxieme Tableau/Scene Two
2-8	Finale: "Ma Fille, Cède Aux Voeux..."	4:40
Acte Cinquieme/Act Five
2-9	Entracte	1:27
2-10	Scène: "Eh! Bien! Ma Lettre À Roméo?"	1:00
2-11	Le Sommeil De Juliette	2:15
2-12	Scène And Duo: "C'est Là... Salut! Tombeau Sombre Et Silencieux!"	16:55

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – BMG Entertainment
• Manufactured By – BMG Entertainment
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music
• Copyright (c) – BMG Music
• Recorded At – Studio 1 des Bayerischen Rundfunks, München

Credits

• Art Direction – J. J. Stelmach
• Baritone Vocals [Mercutio] – Kurt Ollmann
• Baritone Vocals [Pâris] – Christopher Maltman
• Bass Vocals [Frère Laurent] – Alistair Miles
• Chorus – Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
• Chorus Master – Gustaf Sjökvist
• Composed By – Charles Gounod
• Conductor – Leonard Slatkin
• Cover – Kamil Vojnar
• Engineer – Peter Jütte
• Libretto By – Jules Barbier, Michel Carré
• Liner Notes – Lucy E. Cross, Lucy E. Cross
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Gertrude] – Sarah Walker
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Stephano] – Susan Graham
• Orchestra – Münchner Rundfunkorchester
• Photography By – Carol Weinberg, Stan Fellerman
• Producer – Wolfram Graul
• Soprano Vocals [Juliette] – Ruth Ann Swenson
• Technician – Monika Graul
• Tenor Vocals [Benvolio] – Toby Spence
• Tenor Vocals [Roméo] – Placido Domingo
• Tenor Vocals [Tybalt] – Paul Charles Clarke

Notes

Recorded November 29-December 10, 1995 at Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich.
A co-production of Bavarian Radio and BMG Classics.
© 1996, BMG Music.
℗ 1996, BMG Music.
Made in U.S.A.
Total Playing Time: Disc 1-76:44 Disc 2 - 79:15.

Includes booklet (144 p.) with libretto in French, English, German and Italian.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 09026684402-1S
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): 09026684402-2S
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L431
• Other: DDD
• Barcode: 090266844029