Gounod's beautiful music sets the scene for this romantic retelling of Shakespeare's classic play. Romeo & Juliet, performed on the Ohio Theatre stage on February 12 & 14, 2010, tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, their feuding families and the tragic chain of events that lead to several deaths. Romeo and Juliet (played by real-life married couple Jonathan Boyd and Malinda Haslett) meet at the Capulet ball and fall madly in love. Neither family approves of the young love, so they are secretly married by Friar Laurent (Brian Banion). Through a series of misfortunate circumstances the young couple meets a perilous end.

Sung in French with English supertitles, the opera will be directed by John Hoomes, conducted by William Boggs and accompanied by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.