Romeo and Juliet

New ending

In this family concert for children ages 6 and up, we are introduced to Romeo and Juliet, perhaps the most famous love couple of all time. Shakespeare once wrote a play about them that did not end particularly well. The Russian composer Tchaikovsky felt so sorry for Romeo and Juliet that he later composed a piece of music: the Fantasy overture "Romeo and Juliet.

With Tchaikovsky's music and two actors, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Oorkaan tell their own version of the age-old story for a young audience. In it, Romeo and Juliet themselves choose a new ending. A concert with beautiful music, a contemporary poetic text, humor and of course ... love!

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Listening guide:
Enchanting


On the stage

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has been among the absolute best in the world for 125 years. What makes the orchestra unique? Critics repeatedly praise the orchestral sound, which is recognizable out of thousands. The strings sound "velvety," the brass has a "golden" sound, the timbre of the woodwinds is very personal, and the percussionists from Amsterdam have gained world fame.

The special acoustics of The Concertgebouw, built to a design by architect A.L. van Gendt, play an important role in this. We are therefore proud that Oorkaan, together with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, has the honor of presenting a concert like Romeo and Juliet in the Great Hall of the Concertgebouw.

The Concertgebouw Amsterdam co-developed the participatory school concert version.

Amy van der Weerden
Amy van der Weerden
Actor
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Jacob de Groot
Jacob de Groot
Actor
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Sanne Schuhmacher
Sanne Schuhmacher
Text
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Credits

Conductor: Alena Hron
Actors: Amy van Weerden and Jacob de Groot

Text: Sanne Schuhmacher
Direction: Caecilia Thunnissen
Directing Assistant 2023: Zephyr Brüggen
Dramaturgy: Erin Coppens
Music dramaturgy: Lilli Schutte
Costumes 2018: Clement & Sanou
Costume Adjustments 2023: Maartje Prins
Lighting Design 2018: Mike Evers
Lighting Design 2023: Desirée van Gelderen

Composer/arranger participation school concert: Thomas Beijer

Upcoming concerts

Fri
14
Nov
Romeo and Juliet
Philsouth
7 pm,

Theater Heerlen

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