Romance is in the air! Join Emil de Cou, members of the Wolf Trap Opera Company, and the NSO for a night of luscious riffs on the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet with music by Prokofiev, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, and Bernstein.

• Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky began work on his Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture while he was a 29-year-old lawyer and revised it 3 times over the next 10 years.
• Sergey Prokofiev extracted 3 different concert suites from his 1936 Romeo and Juliet ballet masterpiece.
• Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette opera was first performed in 1888, and remains one of his most-loved works.
• Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story score modernized Romeo and Juliet into one of the most iconic stage productions of the 20th century. The original Broadway play was nominated for a Tony Award in 1957, and has led to numerous revivals and an Oscar-winning movie.

Pre-Performance Discussion Series
Join us at the park an hour before Friday and Saturday's show for a free Pre-Performance Discussion with Nicole LaCroix, the evening host on Classical WETA 90.9 FM.
More information on the Pre-Performance Discussion Series.