Conductor Michele Mariotti
Director Damiano Michieletto
Choreography Sasha Riva and Simone Repele
Set design Paolo Fantin
Costumes Carla Teti
Lighting Alessandro Carletti
Orchestra e Corpo di Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Main performers
Tony, Marek Zurowski
Maria, Sofia Caselli
Bernardo, Sergio Giacomelli

Terme di Caracalla
5, 9, 10, 13, 17 July 2025

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Michele Mariotti, conductor
«This music is the epitome of human emotions. […]
Our West Side Story will feature only musical style singers. The only ‘operatic’ voice will be the girl singing Somewhere. This girl, more than a character, is a symbol, [the] voice of God that suddenly descends and tells us about a place where perhaps everything can be right […], where we can truly learn from people, listen. We are talking about a symbol, a hope, the illusion of a world that is unfortunately million miles away from the one we are living in».

Damiano Michieletto, director
«This production aims to put the emphasis on dreams […]. Not so much the violence that characterises the clashes, but rather the aspirations of these “Romeo“ and “Juliet“, Tony and Maria. […] This is the dynamic I like most: the contrast between rivalry, clashes and [the] irrational side represented by love […], which is stronger than all the logic of domination, possession and violence, [i.e.] the idea of regaining trust in the future, in tomorrow, in a dream to be realised».