ROMEO & JULIET
Shakespeare’s tragic tale of star-crossed lovers comes to life with passionate dancing, spine-tingling swordsmanship, and stunning scenery and costume designs evoking Renaissance Italy. An emotional and poignant tale of young love and loss set to the celebrated Prokofiev score, Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet is one of SF Ballet’s greatest showpieces.
*Note: Romeo & Juliet will be an archival capture.
Please Note: This ballet contains scenes depicting violence and suicide.
May 6 – May 26, 2021
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Streaming access available beginning 6 pm on May 6.
Programming subject to change.
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Romeo & Juliet Casting
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Juliet: Maria Kochetkova◊
Romeo: Davit Karapetyan◊
Mercutio: Pascal Molat◊
Benvolio: Joseph Walsh
Tybalt: Luke Ingham
Lord Capulet: Ricardo Bustamante
Lady Capulet: Sofiane Sylve◊
Nurse: Anita Paciotti
Paris: Myles Thatcher
Rosaline: WanTing Zhao
Lord Montague: Rubén Martín Cintas◊
Lady Montague: Lacey Escabar◊
Friar Lawrence: Jim Sohm
Prince of Verona: Martino Pistone◊
Music Director and Principal Conductor
Martin West
Violin I
Cordula Merks, Guest Concertmaster
Janice McIntosh, Associate Concertmaster
Beni Shinohara, Assistant Concertmaster
Heidi Wilcox
Mia Kim
Robin Hansen
Brian Lee
Mariya Borozina
Lev Rankov*
Carla Picchi*
Barbara Riccardi*
Karen Shinozaki*
Jennifer Cho*
Violin II
Marianne Wagner, Principal
Craig Reiss, Associate Principal
Jeanelle Meyer, Assistant Principal
Patricia Van Winkle
Clifton Foster
Elbert Tsai
Wenyi Shih*
Katherine Button*
Julie Kim*
Sara Usher*
Viola
Ann Kruger, Acting Principal
Joy Fellows, Acting Associate Principal
Caroline Lee, Acting Assistant Principal
Elizabeth Prior*
Paul Ehrlich
Katherine Johnk*
Natalia Vershilova*
Cello
Eric Sung, Principal
Jonah Kim, Associate Principal
Victor Fierro, Assistant Principal
Thalia Moore
Nora Pirquet
Ruth Lane*
Contrabass
Steve D’Amico, Principal
Shinji Eshima, Associate Principal
Jonathan Lancelle, Assistant Principal
Mark Drury
Joseph Lescher*
Flute
Barbara Chaffe, Principal
Julie McKenzie
Patricia Farrell*
Piccolo
Julie McKenzie
Oboe
Laura Griffiths, Principal
Marilyn Coyne
James Moore III*
English Horn
Marilyn Coyne
Clarinet
Natalie Parker, Principal
Anthony Striplen*
Ginger Kroft*
Bass Clarinet
Anthony Striplen*
E-flat Clarinet
Ginger Kroft*
Tenor Saxophone
David Henderson*
Bassoon
Rufus Olivier, Principal
Patrick Johnson-Whitty
Shawn Jones*
Contrabassoon
Patrick Johnson-Whitty
Horn
Kevin Rivard, Principal
Keith Green
Brian McCarty, Associate Principal
William Klingelhoffer
Lawrence Ragent*
Eric Achen*
Trumpet/Cornet
Adam Luftman, Principal/Cornet
Ralph Wagner
John Pearson*
David Burkhart*
Trombone
Jeffrey Budin, Principal
Hall Goff
Bass Trombone
Scott Thornton, Principal
Tuba
Peter Wahrhaftig, Principal
Timpani
James Gott, Principal
Percussion
David Rosenthal, Principal
Todd Manley*
Peter Thielen*
Tyler Mack*
Harp
Annabelle Taubl, Principal
Sarah Voynow*
Piano/Celeste
Mungunchimeg Buriad, Principal*
Mandolin
Craig Reiss, Principal
Howard Kadis*
Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator
Tracy Davis
Music Librarian
Matthew Naughtin
**Season Substitute
*Extra player
*Denotes role debut in current production
‡Denotes role debut at San Francisco Ballet
†Denotes debut in current production
◊Denotes a dancer who is no longer part of the Company
Scenery and Costume Design: Jens-Jacob Worsaae
Lighting Design: Thomas R. Skelton
Fight Scene Choreography: Martino Pistone in collaboration with Helgi Tomasson
Rehearsal Assistants: Anita Paciotti, Betsy Erickson, Ricardo Bustamante, Felipe Diaz, Christopher Stowell
World Premiere: March 8, 1994—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
The 1994 world premiere of Romeo & Juliet was made possible by the E. L. Wiegand Foundation. Additional support was provided by Lucy and Fritz Jewett, Chris and Warren Hellman, Mr. Rudolph W. Driscoll, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Franklin Templeton Group, and Deloitte.
Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance is made possible by Founding Partners Jody and John Arnhold and the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Additional support is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nora and James Orphanides, Prphanides & Associates, LLC., Stuart Coleman, and the Blavatnik Family Foundation Fund for Dance.
Music: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Fight Director, Martino Pistone; Assistant to the Fight Director, Dexter Fidler. Costume Supervisor, Anna Watkins, London, England; Fabric printing and dyeing, Mathilde Sandberg; Costume construction, Edith and Henrietta Webb, Sue Smith, Barbara Jane, Margaret Lamb, Fran Bristow, Nigel West, Ba Higgins, Jane Johnson, Lal d’Abo; Jewelry and Headdresses, Jean Gates; Hats, Mark Wheeler; Masks, Naomi Jefferies; Embroidery, Camée Broderie; Beading, James Hunting and Karen Spurgin. Additional costumes constructed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop. Boots by Pluma, Inc. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments at the San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios.