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This 4 page report discusses three different versions of Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet.” Charles Gounod’s opera. Prokofiev’s ballet, and Tchaikovsky’s “Fantasy Overture on Romeo and Juliet” are compared in terms of their portrayal of two of the characters of the play. In this case, the couple chosen to be examined are also one of the most well-known literary couples in the world. No bibliography.
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while also serving as models for the passion of young lovers for one another. Musicians, poets, composers, singers, and more, have spent (literally) centuries devising the best way to tell
the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet through their own unique interpretation. In Charles Gounouds opera of Romeo et Juliet there is a fine and delicate musical intelligence, a
thoroughness, that connects the pathos of the story with the vocal purity and beauty, of nuance and word connection, of legato singing and tonal variety. While Prokofievs "Romeo and
Juliet" is portrayed in sensual, other-worldly tones, Tchaikovskys "Fantasy Overture on Romeo and Juliet" is lush and multi-dimensional, almost overwhelming in its grandeur. Each tells a unique story to its
audience and although the names are the same, there is a definite uniqueness to each rendition of the story of the doomed, young couple. While there are a variety
of variations on a theme as related to secondary and tertiary characters such as Tybalt or Juliets nurse pale in comparison to the bright flame of Romeo and Juliet.
Each version - ballet, opera, symphony - tells the story of two young people, struggling to reach adulthood. Many interpretations hold that the play is much less of a romantic
tragedy and more of an exploration of childhood, innocence and youthful passion. In the course of pursuing their relationship, and must leave many of the trappings of youth behind.
During the four days the play covers, progresses from shallow immaturity to earnest manhood, and the initially obedient ultimately rebels against her parents. The title characters are the main focus
and while other characters such as the nurse or Tybalt and Mercurio are intriguing, the greatest differences in each of the formats is the way in which the story is
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