Berlioz Romeo and Juliet

Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, Conductor
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves, tenor
Dmitry Belosselskiy, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, Chorus Director

Riccardo Muti leads the CSO, Chicago Symphony Chorus and international superstars Ekaterina Gubanova, Paul Groves and Dmitry Belosselskiy in Berlioz's most romantic score, widely considered his greatest work. Romeo and Juliet is the French composer's tribute to his beloved Shakespeare and to Harriet Smithson, the Irish actress with whom he fell in love when she played the role of Juliet.