Romeo and Juliet

Prokofiev’s imaginative orchestration has made the ballet Romeo and Juliet world-famous, primarily through the orchestral suites as opposed to the ballet as a whole. Unmistakably a child of the Rimsky-Korsakov school of orchestration, Prokofiev’s orchestra arsenal for the ballet includes tenor saxophone, four mandolins, cornet, celesta, organ, piano and a number of percussion instruments. This richness in orchestration allows for unique timbres that the composer employs in the illustration of one of the world’s most iconic love stories. While Russian music has been integral to the Oslo Philharmonic’s recording and performance schedule in the three years that Vasily Petrenko has been at the helm, it has held an important position in the orchestra repertoire dating back to its recordings with Jansons in the 1980s and 1990s. The exploration of this vast musical catalogue is set to continue in the orchestra’s future projects with Petrenko, whose tenure as Chief Cond

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Act 1: I. Introduction
 
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Act 2: XXX. Public Merrymaking
 
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Act 1: II. Romeo
 
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Act 2: XXXI. Further Public Festivities
 
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Act 1: III. The Street Wakens
 
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Act 2: XXXII. Meeting of Tybalt and Mercutio
 
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Act 1: IV. Morning Dance
 
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Act 2: XXXIII. The Duel
 
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Act 1: V. The Quarrel
 
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Act 2: XXXIV. Death of Mercutio
 
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Act 1: VI. The Fight
 
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Act 2: XXXV. Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio
 
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Act 1: VII. The Duke’s Command
 
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Act 2: XXXVI. Finale
 
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Act 1: VIII. Interlude
 
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Act 3: XXXVII. Introduction
 
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Act 1: IX. At the Capulets’ (preparations for the Ball)
 
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Act 3: XXXIII. Romeo and Juliet
 
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Act 1: X. The Young Juliet
 
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Act 3: XXXIX. Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell
 
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Act 1: XI. Arrival of the Guests
 
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Act 3: XL. Nurse
 
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Act 1: XII. Masks
 
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Act 3: XLI. Juliet Refuses to Marry Paris
 
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Act 1: XIII. Dance of the Knights
 
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Act 3: XLII. Juliet Alone
 
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Act 1: XIV. Juliet’s Variation
 
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Act 3: XLIII. Interlude
 
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Act 1: XV. Mercutio
 
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Act 3: XLIV. At Friar Laurence’s Cell
 
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Act 1: XVI. Madrigal
 
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Act 3: XLV. Interlude
 
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Act 1: XVII. Tybalt Recognizes Romeo
 
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Act 3: XLVI. Juliet’s Room
 
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Act 1: XVIII. Gavotte
 
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Act 3: XLVII. Juliet Alone
 
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Act 1: XIX. Balcony Scene
 
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Act 3: XLVIII. Aubade
 
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Act 1: XX. Romeo’s Variation
 
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Act 3: XLIX. Dance of the Girls with Lilies
 
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Act 1: XXI. Love Dance
 
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Act 3: L. At Juliet’s Bedside
 
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Act 2: XXII. Folk Dance
 
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Act 3: LI. Juliet’s Funeral
 
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Act 2: XXIII. Romeo and Mercutio
 
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Act 3: LII. Juliet’s Death
 
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Act 2: XXIV. Dance of the Five Couples
 
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Act 2: XXV. Dance with Mandolins
 
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Act 2: XXVI. Nurse
 
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Act 2: XXVII. The Nurse and Romeo
 
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Act 2: XXVIII. Romeo at Friar Laurence’s
 
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Act 2: XXIX. Juliet at Friar Laurence’s
 
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