page_title: Romeo und Julie
section_title: Roles
hierarchical_section_title: Romeo und Julie / Roles
caption_attribution_description: Romeo and Juliet with Friar Laurence
context_page_description: Romeo und Julie is a singspiel in three acts by composer Georg Benda. The opera has a German libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter that is based upon Christian Felix Weiße's translation of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
  Gotter's libretto eliminates many of Shakespeare's characters and most of the original play's comedic elements. It does, however, adhere to unities of time and place. Gotter's text also makes Julie the strongest and most important character in the opera, which is further reflected in Benda's score. Gotter also gave his version of Romeo and Juliet a happy ending, in accordance with operatic tradition at that time.
caption: Romeo and Juliet with the Priest
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