Dutch National Opera

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835)

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Photo: Hugo Thomassen

Dates

7 – 28 December 2025

Location

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

Running time

2:40, incl. 1 interval

Tickets

From € 32

Photo: Hugo Thomassen

Bellini’s version of Romeo and Juliet

Following the successful Donizetti series, it is now the turn of Vincenzo Bellini, another great master of bel canto opera. I Capuleti e i Montecchi tells the famous love story of Romeo and Juliet, but from a different perspective than Shakespeare’s play. Bellini drew on Italian sources and brought the tragic struggle between love and family honour to life through gripping music. The opera is filled with poignant arias and duets that expose the characters’ inner turmoil.

A battle between love and loyalty

The Capuleti and Montecchi families are locked in a fierce feud. When Capellio, the head of the Capuleti, arranges for his daughter Giulietta to marry Tebaldo, Romeo, leader of the Montecchi, returns to Verona. His arrival not only rekindles the family conflict but also reignites his forbidden love for Giulietta. Under the baton of bel canto specialist Antonino Fogliani, the Netherlands Philharmonic brings out the lyrical power of Bellini’s music, together with the Chorus of Dutch National Opera.

A new production by Tatjana Gürbaca

Stage director Tatjana Gürbaca is known for her profound musical interpretations and intense character direction. Dutch National Opera previously brought her impressive La traviata to Amsterdam, and now, with I Capuleti e i Montecchi, she creates her first entirely new production for the company.

Popular couple

Audience favourite Ying Fang returns to Dutch National Opera for her role debut as Giulietta. Mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, who previously won acclaim in Juditha Triumphans, performs as Romeo.

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Performance information

New production

Lyric tragedy in two acts

Sung in Italian

Music Vincenzo Bellini

Libretto Felice Romani

Musical direction Antonino Fogliani
Stage direction Tatjana Gürbaca
Set design Henrik Ahr
Costume design Silke Willrett
Lighting design Stefan Bolliger
Dramaturgy Nikolaus Stenitzer, Jasmijn van Wijnen

Romeo Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
Giulietta Ying Fang
Capellio Jerzy Butryn
Tebaldo Amitai Pati
Lorenzo Bogdan Talos

Netherlands Philharmonic

Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Chorus master Ad Broeksteeg

Co-production with Wiener Staatsoper

More Romeo and Juliet

In addition to I Capuleti e i Montecchi, the programme also features the iconic ballet Romeo and Juliet: Rudi van Dantzig’s moving classic set to Sergei Prokofiev’s music.

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A story of honour and revenge

Director Tatjana Gürbaca on I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Tatjana Gürbaca will be directing Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. This bel canto opera relates the famous story of Romeo and Juliet, but has a different take on it than Shakespeare’s famous play. Rather than the romance between the young lovers, it focuses on the history of hatred and violence in which they become ensnared.

Photo: Tobias Kruse

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