I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues) is an Italian opera (Tragedia lirica) 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 and based on the play of the same name by Luigi Scevola written in 1818, thus an Italian source rather than taken directly from William Shakespeare.
| Original Name | I Capuleti e i Montecchi |
| Librettist | Felice Romani (Based on Luigi Scevola's play Giulietta e Romeo) |
| Premiered | 1830, March 11th (Teatro La Fenice) in Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| First published | 1830 |
| Type | Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) |
| Spoken language | Italian |
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Orchestra
Chorus/Choir Voice (Tenor) - Tebaldo, betrothed to Giulietta Voice (Bass) - Capellio, leader of the Capuleti, father of Giulietta Voice (Bass) - Lorenzo, doctor and retainer of the Capuleti Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - (travesti) Romeo, leader of the Montecchi Voice (Soprano) - Giulietta, in love with Romeo |
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Vincenzo Bellini: The Capulets and the Montagues Vincenzo Bellini: The Capulets and the Montagues Vincenzo Bellini: The Capulets and the Montagues |