Romeo und Julia

It is love at first sight - and it must not be. The lovers are only granted one night, after which the hatred of their families separates William Shakespeare's famous couple forever. Shakespeare's tragedy about the hostile Montague and Capulet families, whose children find each other and overcome their deep-rooted hatred, has inspired countless artists. John Cranko also took on the timeless story in 1962 - it was to become his first great success and one of his most popular ballets. Set to Sergei Prokofiev's overwhelming music and with opulent staging by Jürgen Rose, the drama unfolds on the sunlit streets of Verona, as if taken from an Italian Renaissance painting.