Romeo: MANUEL LEGRIS Juliet: MONIQUE LOUDIÈRES Mercutio: LIONEL DELANOË Tybalt: CHARLES JUDE Benvolio: WILFRIED ROMOLI Rosaline: KARIN AVERTY Paris: JOSÉ MARTINEZ Lady Capulet: CLOTILDE VAYER Lord Capulet: OLIVIER PATEY The Nurse: ANNIE CARBONNEL Prokofiev"s score finds a powerful echo in Rudolf Nureyev"s sumptuous and colorful production. With its sets and costumes straight from the frescos of Renaissance Italy, this great ballet passionately reflects the youth and vigour which drive Shakespeare"s tale of doomed love. ORCHESTRE DE L"OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS Conductor VELLO PÄHN Choreography and Staging by RUDOLF NUREYEV Directed by ALEXANDRE TARTA Produced by FRANÇOIS DUPLAT and DAMIEN MATHIEU