He came, he sang, he conquered! Rolando Villazón’s Roméo wins Juliette’s heart, and ours, with impassioned, refined singing of an emotionally and vocally demanding role

Directed by Bartlett Sher, who telegenically captures the fantastic natural scenery of the famous Felsenreitschule, this first ever production of Gounod ‘s Roméo at the Salzburg Festival benefits from Québecois conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s innate understanding

Only 25 and film star beautiful, soprano Nino Machaidze embodies Juliette with unforced girlish charm, gorgeous tone and emotional heat

Bonus features: Villazón relates the Roméo story in his own words; a behind the scenes documentary; and a documentary on the traces of Romeo and Juliet in Italy

Acclaim for the 2008 Salzburg Roméo: ‘Bartlett Sher’s production delivered the success everyone was waiting for’ - Die Presse (Vienna)

‘Villazón expresses all of Romeo’s hot-blooded passion, his tender, erotic intimacy, and, finally, his deathly despair’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

‘With lovely, musical phrasing, Machaidze captures the full range of Juliet’s moods’ – Tagesspiegel (Berlin)

‘The young Canadian conductor’s “amazing dynamism…brings out all the drama’s phases, from sensuality to death’ (Le Figaro)

‘A triumph’ – Kurier (Vienna)

‘Villazón’s Romeo was touching and moving’ – Tagesspiegel (Berlin)

‘Machaidze’s Juliette was pure, charming, and note-perfect’ – Bloomberg News