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“I always find that collaborating with other art forms for musicians is very inspiring and exciting. We had a wonderful experience with The Shakespeare Theatre for The Tempest [during the 2013 Winter Festival] and were thrilled to feature them again. The actors can build on the energy of hearing the sound of an orchestra, and the musicians can hear the words that inspired the composer—it helps us give more character to the music we’re making. We all know Romeo and Juliet so deeply; it’s one of the main dramas of our civilization. Combining with the words of Shakespeare and the music of Prokofiev [was] a very powerful way to tell the arc of the story.”
–Jacques Lacombe, Music Director
Press Review
“Only [Music Director Jacques Lacombe’s] hallmark imaginative programming could unite four major art forms—opera, ballet, theater and symphony—on one stage, producing a unique, powerfully moving experience.”
January 11, 2015: examiner.com
PROGRAM INFORMATION
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
RACHEL STERRENBERG soprano
MINGJIE LEI tenor
THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY Bonnie J. Monte, artistic director
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
GOUNOD Selections from Romeo and Juliet
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
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