There will be four Romeos and Juliets to flesh out Shakespeare’s tragedy this run:
Tuesday, March 6—8:00 PM–OPENING NIGHT
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Joan Boada
Juliet: Maria Kotchetkova
Mercutio: Gennadi Nedvigin
Benvolio: Jaime Garcia Castilla
Tybalt: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
Wednesday, March 7 – 7:30PM
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Ming Luke
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Pierre-François Vilanoba
Juliet: Sarah Van Patten
Mercutio: Pascal Molat
Benvolio: Isaac Hernandez
Tybalt: Anthony Spaulding
Thursday, March 8 – 8:00PM
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Vito Mazzeo*
Juliet: Yuan Yuan Tan
Mercutio: Taras Domitro*
Benvolio: Hansuke Yamamoto
Tybalt: Damian Smith
Friday, March 09, 2012 – 8:00 PM
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Ming Luke
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Pierre-François Vilanoba
Juliet: Sarah Van Patten
Mercutio: Pascal Molat
Benvolio: Isaac Hernandez
Tybalt: Anthony Spaulding
Romeo and Juliet – Saturday, March 10, 2012 – 2:00 PM
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Joan Boada
Juliet: Maria Kotchetkova
Mercutio: Gennadi Nedvigin
Benvolio: Jaime Garcia Castilla
Tybalt: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira
Romeo and Juliet – Saturday, March 10, 2012 – 8:00 PM
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Davit Karapetyan
Juliet: Vanessa Zahorian
Mercutio: Vitor Luiz
Benvolio: Diego Cruz*
Tybalt: Quinn Wharton*
Romeo and Juliet – Sunday, March 11, 2012 – 2:00 PM
ROMEO & JULIET
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo: Vito Mazzeo
Juliet: Yuan Yuan Tan
Mercutio: Taras Domitro
Benvolio: Hansuke Yamamoto
Tybalt: Damian Smith
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As all of the above is subject to change due to illness, injury, ruffled feathers, plagues of locusts blocking the stage door, unforeseeable rips in the fabric of time, caused by the swashbuckling sound of real swords slicing through the air as the Montagues & Capulets rehearse, random allergic reactions to rosin, and other sundy reasons, always check this link to SFB’s casting page for the most current casting incarnations:
http://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting
- Davit Karapetyan proposing to Vanessa Zahorian after performing in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet; Photo © Erik Tomasson
- Yuan Yuan Tan in Tomasson’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ 2005; Photo © Erik Tomasson
- Pierre-Francois Vilanoba & Sarah Van Patten in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet; Photo © Erik Tomasson
- Maria Kochetkova & Joan Boada in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet; Photo © Erik Tomasson