Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Koen Kessels

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts):
• 1 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Overture 01:27
• 2 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Morning in the Market Place 02:32
• 3 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Montagues and Capulets Fight 03:44
• 4 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Juliet and Her Nurse 03:14
• 5 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Going to the Capulet Ball 02:59
• 6 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Dance of the Knights 03:35
• 7 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Juliet and Paris 02:28
• 8 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Romeo Dances for Juliet 02:19
• 9 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Juliet Dances 01:57
• 10 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Mercutio Intervenes 01:32
• 11 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Romeo and Juliet Are Entranced 03:07
• 12 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Tybalt Interrupts 01:38
• 13 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Guests Depart 01:34
• 14 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Balcony Scene 07:17
• 15 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Market Place 04:04
• 16 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Nurse Gives Romeo a Letter 02:17
• 17 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Friar Laurence Secretly Marries the Lovers 02:14
• 18 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Mandolin Dance 01:44
• 19 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Tybalt Picks a Fight 03:18
• 20 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Mercutio's Death 02:51
• 21 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Romeo Avenges the Death of Mercutio 01:38
• 22 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Tybalt's Death and Lady Capulet's Grief 03:52
• 23 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Romeo and Juliet Part 04:15
• 24 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Juliet Refuses to Marry Paris 04:45
• 25 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Apothecary 05:12
• 26 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): Juliet Takes the Potion 04:07
• 27 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Young Bride Is Presumed Dead 01:40
• 28 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Capulet Family Crypt 03:52
• 29 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts): The Deaths of the Lovers 03:43
• Total Runtime 01:28:55

Info for Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words

This spectacular recording of the music used in the film Romeo & Juliet - Beyond Words features extended highlights from Sergei Prokofiev's iconic score. In their first studio recording in over 15 years the award-winning Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by the Music Director of The Royal Ballet, Koen Kessels, play as to the manner born in this thrilling performance.

Starring Francesca Hayward, William Bracewell and a host of The Royal Ballet’s finest dancers, Kenneth MacMillan’s iconic ballet is brought to life in this special film, shot on location by the Emmy Award-winning pairing of Michael Nunn and William Trevitt.

Highlighting the essence of MacMillan’s world-renowned choreography, Nunn and Trevitt’s Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words takes viewers into the action with a striking intimacy. Through detailed portrayals by The Royal Ballet dancers, audiences come to know Shakespeare’s iconic tale as a gripping story through an audacious experience that is by turn epic and intimate. With the story presented in a ground-breaking new light, the film captures the extraordinary performances that have earned The Royal Ballet the reputation of producing the greatest actor-dancers in the world, and their artistry pays tribute to a production that is internationally recognised as the zenith of dance storytelling.

"It reveals Hayward both as a luminous screen presence and as an astonishingly lyrical, heartfelt Juliet, a dancer who illuminates the traditional steps and makes them live and breathe." (The Times)

"Exciting, romantic, tragic. Convincing as a ballet and as a drama. A vibrant, up-close take on one of The Royal Ballet's best-loved dramas." (Lyndsey Winship, THE GUARDIAN)

"Fresh and dynamic - there is a breathless immediacy to this. The Royal Ballet’s ensemble playing is rich in detail and the leading roles are cast to the hilt." (Louise Levene, THE FINANCIAL TIMES)

William Bracewell (Romeo)
Francesca Hayward (Juliet)
Matthew Ball (Tybalt)
Marcelino Sambé (Mercutio)
James Hay (Benvolio)
Kristen McNally (Lady Capulet)
Christopher Saunders (Lord Capulet)
Romany Pajdak (Nurse)
Thomas Mock (Paris)
Bennet Gartside (Friar Laurence)
First Soloists
Soloists and Artists of The Royal Ballet
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Koen Kessels, conductor

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