Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation)
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Romeo and Juliet
is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet may also refer to:
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet may also refer to:
Film and television
- Romeo and Juliet (films)Romeo and Juliet (films)Cinematic adaptations of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet include:* Romeo and Juliet , French title: Roméo et Juliette* Romeo and Juliet , * Romeo and Juliet ,...
- Romeo and Juliet (1900 film)Romeo and Juliet (1900 film)Roméo et Juliette was a 1900 French film adaptation of the classic and famous William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.This film version was directed by Clément Maurice, starred Emilio Cossira, and is believed to be the earliest film adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.The film was produced by...
- Romeo and Juliet (1908 film)Romeo and Juliet (1908 film)The first ever American film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was a silent film short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed in Central Park in Manhattan, New York....
- Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)Romeo and Juliet is a 1936 American film adapted from the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings...
- Romeo and Juliet (1953 film)Romeo and Juliet (1953 film)Romeo y Julita is a 1953 Argentine film....
- Romeo and Juliet (1954 film)Romeo and Juliet (1954 film)- External links :...
- Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 British-Italian cinematic adaptation of the William Shakespeare play of the same name.The film was directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design; it was also...
- Romeo and Juliet (2007 television film), a Japanese production
- Romeo.Juliet, 1990 film
- Romeo + Juliet, 1996 film
- Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a KissRomeo & Juliet: Sealed with a KissRomeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss is a 2006 animated fantasy film about two star-crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against their parents' wishes. It loosely follows the traditional play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare and was released in Europe on July 22, 2006 and on...
, 2006 animated feature film - The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (film)The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (film)The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a 1982 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, starring Alex Hyde-White as Romeo and Blanche Baker as Juliet.- Plot :...
, a 1982 film - Gnomeo and JulietGnomeo and JulietGnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 computer-animated family comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The film is directed by Kelly Asbury, and the two main characters are voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt. The film was released on , 2011.-Plot:Mrs. Montague and Mr. Capulet are...
, a 2011 film
- Romeo and Juliet (1900 film)
- Romeo x JulietRomeo x Julietis a TV anime series, loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, Romeo and Juliet, along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays. Though the anime borrows mostly from Shakespeare's story, the manga adaptation differs extensively from the original...
, a 2007 anime series by Gonzo - "Cooking with Romeo and Juliet", an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and CodyThe Suite Life of Zack and CodyThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...
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Music
- Roméo et Juliette (Berlioz), an 1839 work for orchestra by Hector Berlioz
- Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)Romeo and Juliet is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an Overture-Fantasy, and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on The...
, a fantasy-overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet, a 1964 hit single by blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group The ReflectionsThe ReflectionsThe Reflections was the name of a number of musical groups.Perhaps the best known were a blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group from Detroit, Michigan. They had one hit single in 1964 called " Romeo and Juliet", written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. The song was produced by Rob Reeco on Golden World...
- Love Theme from Romeo and JulietLove Theme from Romeo and Juliet"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet", also known as "A Time for Us", is an instrumental arranged by Henry Mancini. It was a number-one pop hit in the United States during the year 1969...
, the main theme written by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini from the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet - "Romeo and Juliet" (Alec R. Costandinos song)Romeo and Juliet (Alec R. Costandinos song)"Romeo and Juliet" is a 1978 disco single by Cairo born, disco producer, Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra. The single was a retelling of Shakesphere's, Romeo and Juliet. The single spent one week at number one of the dance/disco chart in March 1978....
, a 1978 disco hit by Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra - "Romeo and Juliet" (Dire Straits song), a 1981 song by the British rock band Dire Straits
- "Romeo and Juliet" (Sylk-E. Fyne song)Romeo and Juliet (Sylk-E. Fyne song)"Romeo and Juliet" was the lead single released from Sylk-E. Fyne's debut album, Raw Sylk. The song was released on January 27, 1998, with production from Gerald Baillergeau and Victor Merritt and a guest appearance from Compton's Most Wanted member Chill. The was a massive hit on Mainstream Urban...
, a 1998 song by American rapper, Sylk-E. Fyne - "Romeo and Juliet" (Blue System song), a 1992 hit song by the German synthpop band Blue SystemBlue SystemBlue System was a German pop group that was founded by Dieter Bohlen in 1987 after the break-up of Modern Talking.The group consisted of Dieter Bohlen , and hired backstage musicians Rolf Köhler , Michael Scholz , Detlef Wiedeke and other background and/or front female voices unknown to the...
- "Romeo Had Juliette", a song by Lou Reed from his 1989 album New YorkNew York (album)New York is the fifteenth solo album by Lou Reed. It was received very warmly as a return to the style of The Velvet Underground - founded by Reed in the 1960s...
- Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. The soundtrack contained two separate releases: the first containing popular music from the film and the second containing the score to the film composed by Nellee Hooper, Craig...
, a soundtrack album to the 1996 film
Operas, musicals and plays
- Romeo und JulieRomeo und JulieRomeo und Julie is a singspiel in three acts by composer Georg Benda. The opera has a German libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter that is based upon Christian Felix Weiße's translation of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet....
, a 1776 opera by Georg Benda - Giulietta e Romeo (Vaccai)Giulietta e Romeo (Vaccai)Giulietta e Romeo is an opera in two acts by the Italian composer Nicola Vaccai. The libretto, by Felice Romani, is based on the tragedy by of the same name by Luigi Scevola and, ultimately, on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It was first performed at the Teatro alla Canobbiana, Milan on 31...
, an 1825 opera by Nicola Vaccai - I Capuleti e i MontecchiI Capuleti e i MontecchiI Capuleti e i Montecchi is an Italian opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini.The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of the story of Romeo and Juliet for an opera by Nicola Vaccai called Giulietta e Romeo. This was based on Italian sources rather than taken directly from Shakespeare...
, an 1830 opera by Vincenzo Bellini - Roméo et JulietteRoméo et JulietteRoméo et Juliette is an opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris on 27 April 1867...
, an 1867 opera by Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'AmourRoméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'AmourRoméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour is a French musical based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic. It premiered in Paris on January 19, 2001. The production was directed and choreographed by Redha, with costumes by Dominique Borg and...
, a 2001 musical by Gérard Presgurvic - Giulietta e Romeo (musical)Giulietta e Romeo (musical)This article is about the Italian musical. For the French musical see Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour.Giulietta e Romeo is an Italian-language musical with music by Riccardo Cocciante and lyrics by Pasquale Panella, based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet...
, a 2007 musical by Riccardo Cocciante and Pasquale Panella - West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
, a musical based on the "Romeo and Juliet" tale set in the 1950s.
Ballets
- Romeo and Juliet, a ballet score by Constant LambertConstant LambertLeonard Constant Lambert was a British composer and conductor.-Early life:Lambert, the son of Russian-born Australian painter George Lambert, was educated at Christ's Hospital and the Royal College of Music...
- Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is one of the most enduringly popular ballets...
, a ballet score by Sergei Prokofiev- Romeo + Juliet (ballet)Romeo + Juliet (ballet)Romeo † Juliet is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief Peter Martins to Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet...
, a 2007 ballet by Peter Martins (also listed as Romeo † Juliet by New York City Ballet) - Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)Romeo and Juliet is ballet made by John Cranko to Serge Prokofiev's eponymous score on the Stuttgart Ballet in 1962 and first seen in America in 1969.- Stuttgart Ballet : * original * American premiere*Marcia Haydee Juliet...
, a 1962 ballet by John Cranko - Romeo and Juliet (Lavery)Romeo and Juliet (Lavery)The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet was staged by Sean Lavery, assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet to Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet . The premiere took place February 24, 1991, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.-NYCB revivals:-Reviews:* review by Eric Taub,...
, a 1991 setting of the balcony scene by Sean Lavery - Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan)Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan)In 1965 choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan's production of Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet for the Royal Ballet premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden....
, a 1965 ballet by Kenneth MacMillan - Roméo et Juliette, a 1996 ballet by Jean-Christophe MaillotJean-Christophe MaillotJean-Christophe Maillot is a French dancer and choreographer born in Tours.- Early life & education :He studied at the dance conservatory in Tours before enrolling at the upper school of dance in Cannes, where Rosella Hightower was his primary teacher.- Career :Maillot was invited by John Neumeier...
- Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev), by Rudolf NureyevRudolf NureyevRudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Russian dancer, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.In 1961 he...
- Romeo + Juliet (ballet)
Freer adaptations
- Romeo and Juliet at Verona High, a play by James Venhaus
- Romeo and Juliet in SarajevoRomeo and Juliet in SarajevoRomeo and Juliet in Sarajevo was an international documentary about the deaths of Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić . The couple were natives of the former Yugoslavia, living in the city of Sarajevo...
, a 1994 documentary film about the deaths of Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić - The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and JulietThe Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and JulietThe Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet is a 1969 sexploitation film written by Jim Schumacher based very loosely on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Produced by Harry Novak and directed by Bethel Buckalew...
, a 1969 film - Tromeo and JulietTromeo and JulietTromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment...
- A Village Romeo and JulietA Village Romeo and JulietA Village Romeo and Juliet is an opera by Frederick Delius, the fourth of his six operas. The composer himself, with his wife Jelka, wrote the English-language libretto based on the short story Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe by the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. The first performance was at the...
, an opera by Frederick Delius (1907) - West Side Story (disambiguation)West Side Story (disambiguation)West Side Story is a 1957 American musical.West Side Story may also refer to:In uses related to the musical:* West Side Story , a 1957 recording* West Side Story , a 1961 film adaptation...
- Romiette and JulioRomiette and JulioRomiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper is an updated version of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many of the characters in Draper's novel closely parallel those in Shakespeare's play...
, a 2001 young adult novel about interracial dating
Law
- An unofficial name for some laws related to statutory rape
See also
- Romeo and Juliet on screenRomeo and Juliet on screenWilliam Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet may be one of the most-screened plays of all time. The most notable theatrical releases were George Cukor's multi-Oscar-nominated 1936 production, Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version, and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 MTV-inspired Romeo + Juliet. The latter two were both,...
- Juliet (disambiguation)Juliet (disambiguation)Juliet is a character in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.Juliet is an English personal name. It is thought to be derived from Juliette, a French diminutive of Julie...
- Juliet CapuletJuliet CapuletJuliet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the other being Romeo. She is the daughter of old Capulet, head of the house of Capulet. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself....
- Romeo (disambiguation)Romeo (disambiguation)The name Romeo is an Italian form of the Latin term Romaeus, which means "a pilgrim to Rome".Romeo may also refer to:-Characters:* Romeo Montague, the male protagonist in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet...
- Romeo MontagueRomeo MontagueRomeo is one of the fictional protagonists in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is the son of old Montague and his wife, who secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet...