.Romeo & Juliet in California Theatre

Sep 20, 2023

Romeo and Juliet in San Jose — TRAGIC LOVE: See the final performance of Romeo & Juliet at California Theatre (Photo Credit: Kristen Loken)

In 1867 the French composer Charles Gounod gave one of the world’s most famous love stories the opera treatment, resulting in Roméo et Juliette. Upon the adaptation’s release, a prominent London critic described it as “a series of very pretty duets, varied by a sparkling waltz air for Juliet.” In Opera San Jose’s production, celebrated sopranos Melissa Sondhi and Jasmine Habersham share the role of Juliette, singing spellbound audiences through the highs and lows of young romance alongside Joshua Sanders as Romeo. There’s one weekend left to experience the star-crossed tragedy in French, a language that brings subtlety, romance and grace to this classic.

Romeo & Juliet

Closes Sun, 2pm, $55+

California Theatre, San Jose

Romeo and Juliet at the ESU Theatre

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.