Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (CD)

“Simon Keenlyside, sings Mercutio with a light and graceful touch.” Opera News

Composer Charles-Francois Gounod
Conductor Michel Plasson
Performers
Roméo: Roberto Alagna
Juliette: Angela Gheorghiu
Frère Laurent: José Van Dam
Mercutio: Simon Keenlyside
Stéphano: Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Gertrude: Claire Larcher
Capulet: Alain Fondary
Tybalt: Daniel Galvez Vallejo
Benvolio: Guy Flechter
Paris: Didier Henry
Grégorio: Till Fechner
Duke of Verona: Alain Vernhes
Frère Jean: Christophe Fel
Orchestra Choeur et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Label EMI Classics
Code 7243 5 56123 2 8
Released 1998
Number of discs 3
ASIN B000006308
Awards

Diapason d’Or
10 de Répertoire
Classic CD 5-Star Awards
Victoires de la Musique classique
ECHO Deutschen Schallplatten Preis

What the critics say

Reviewed for Gramophone June 1998

‘Simon Keenlyside is excellent…’

Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Opera News, May 1998

‘Simon Keenlyside, sings Mercutio with a light and graceful touch.’