Romeo and Juliet - A ballet by Christian Spuck

Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired generations of artists to adaptations like scarcely any other work. In his colorful, passionate music, the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev brilliantly captured the clash of love and hatred, and the proximity of tenderness and violence.

Inspired by Prokofiev’s vivid music and the timeless quality of Shakespeare’s tragedy, choreographer Christian Spuck and the Ballett Zürich narrate the most famous love story in world literature using strong images that are full of enthralling theatricality and touching emotion. Michail Jurowski, a true Prokofiev expert, is at the rostrum of the Philharmonia Zürich.

Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet

A ballet by Christian Spuck

Ballett Zürich
Junior Ballett
Philharmonia Zürich
Michail Jurowski, conductor

Christian Spuck, choreography
Christian Schmidt, stage design
Reinhard Traub, light design
Michael Küster, dramaturgy

Recorded live at Opernhaus Zürich
June 2019

A production of Accentus Music in co-production with Openhaus Zürich.

Picture Formats: Full HD & NTSC 16:9 (Blu-ray); NTSC 16:9 (DVD)
Sound Formats: DTS HD Master Audio & PCM Stereo (Blu-ray); Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo (DVD)
Running Time: 126:05
Disc Formats: BD 25, DVD 9
Region Code: 0
FSK: 0
Product no. Blu-ray: ACC10484
EAN Blu-ray: 4260234832181
Product no. DVD: ACC20484
EAN DVD: 4260234832198

Picture Credit: Monika Rittershaus, Gregory Batardon