‘Romeo And Juliet’: Where For Art Thou, Trace And Sean?
Oct 9, 2018, 11:43 AM | Updated: 11:45 am
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The words of William Shakespeare are jumping off the page and onto the stage of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet” this month.
KSL TV’s adventure specialists Trace Worthington and Sean Smith went to Capitol Theatre to talk to the performers, learn how to conduct music, and die on stage.
Megan Morino, who is playing Stephano in the production, taught Trace and Sean how to “walk around like a dude.”
“You walk a bit,” she said. “You stride.”
The Utah Symphony and Utah Opera are presenting “Romeo and Juliet” at Capitol Theatre.
“You don’t have tell us that,” Sean said. “We know!”
Trace and Sean also got a taste of vocals from Efrain Solis, who’s bringing to life the character of Mercutio.
“I, unfortunately, not to give it away, don’t make it to the end of the opera,” Efrain said.
One of the most impressive things, though, is the orchestra.
The two adventure specialists also spoke with conductor Robert Tweten.
“I kind of am the meeting point between the stage and the orchestra pit that you see down here,” Robert said. “So, I’m in charge of sort of the musical shape of the evening.”
“You’re the guy!” Sean exclaimed.
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Of course, Sean demanded to see the conductor’s baton.
“I wanna see the stick!” Sean said.
“You’ve got to be an athlete to do this,” Trace added.
Sean decided to try his hand at conducting, and while we couldn’t hear the music playing in his head, it appeared to be quite dramatic.
The pair topped off the morning with a lesson in fencing.
Assistant fight coordinator Ava was showing Sean some swordfighting moves when Trace offered a suggestion.
“Can you kill Smitty on camera?” he asked.
“Absolutely I can,” Ava answered.
And she did. Check it out:
The Utah Opera and the Utah Symphony’s production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet” will be performed Oct. 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21 at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. For tickets and information, go to utahopera.org.
