St. Petersburg Opera Company presents

In Fair Verona: Preview to Romeo and Juliet

at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg – Marly Room

Friday, September 20, 11:00a.m. – 12:30a.m.

Join Maestro Sforzini on this musical trip to one of Italy’s fairest cities: Verona, site of not one, but three of Shakespeare’s great plays. In addition to Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare set Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Taming of the Shrew in this historic city.   But the beauty hides a nasty past, including the timeless tale of the doomed teenage lovers. The cast of Romeo and Juliet will present excerpts from the opera as Maestro unveils the secrets of Verona.

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