Romeo & Juliette

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Music Review: Heartwrenching
Rating: 5 Stars

The CD starts with "Vérone", in which the Prince of Verona welcomes you to the city cursed with hatred. It's a great opening track, setting the mood and making way for "La Haine" (Hatred), which snakes its way in the way hatred does through the veins of the citizens of Verona. Other awesome lively tracks include "Les Rois du Monde", "Les Beaux, Les Laids", and "Le Duel" (the infamous fight between Mercutio and Tybalt).

For fans of slower numbers, more than half the CD consists of them, although in my opinion, there are the "mushy" slow numbers and the purely "emotional" ones. Obvious mushy songs are "L'Amour Heureux", "Le Balcon", "Aimer", and "La Mort de Juliette".

As for the cast, I think Romeo steals the show (though I've never actually had the opportunity to see the musical). He has a *beautiful* voice, never lacking in power or emotion. That's evident in "J'ai Peur." His pronunciation is crystal clear, so even I, a mere newbie to French, can understand. Juliet has a lovely voice, although it's a little too weak and wispy. However, it fits the role quite well I suppose. Each cast member is good, but the male half (Lord Capulet is excellent in "Avoir Une Fille") seems to shine more.

In my opinion, the better songs are "J'ai Peur", Le Balcon", "On Dit Dans La Rue", "Le Duel", "Avoir Une Fille", and "La Mort de Juliette". But don't get me wrong, ALL of them are good. My only regret is that some wonderful songs were left out ("Mort de Roméo"). Even so, this CD is well worth the price. For a hopeless romantic like me, it'll definitely go down as one of my all-time favourite musicals.

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