Op.
64, Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev in 1935-36.
Act One | |
Scene I | |
Introduction | Romeo |
The street awakens | The quarrel |
The fight | The Prince gives his orders |
Approx. 15 minutes | |
Scene II | |
Preparations for the ball (Juliet and the Nurse) |
Juliet as a young girl |
Arrival of the guests (Minuet) | Masks |
Dance of the knights | Juliet's variation |
Mercutio | Madrigal |
Tybalt recognises Romeo | The departure of the guests (Gavotte) |
Balcony scene | |
Approx. 42 minutes | |
Act Two | |
Scene I | |
Folk dance | Romeo and Mercutio |
Dance of the five couples | Dance with mandolins |
The nurse | |
Approx. 15 minutes | |
Scene II | |
Romeo at Friar Laurence's | Juliet at Friar Laurence's |
Approx. 7 minutes | |
Scene III | |
The people continue to make merry | Tybalt meets Mercutio |
Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio's death | |
Approx. 15 minutes | |
Act Three | |
Scene I | |
Juliet's bedroom | The last farewell |
The Nurse | Juliet refuses to marry Paris |
Juliet alone | |
Approx. 18 minutes | |
Scene II | |
At Friar Laurence's | |
Approx. 6 minutes | |
Scene III | |
Juliet's room | Juliet alone |
Morning serenade | Dance of the girls with lilies |
At Juliet's bedside | |
Approx. 14 minutes | |
Epilogue | |
Juliet's funeral | |
Approx. 12 minutes | |