The Romeo & Juliet Connection
An 1870 oil painting by Ford Madox Brown of Romeo and Juliet 's balcony scene
Shakespeare’s tragic tale of young love is one of his most enduring and popular works—and the one that has inspired the most music.
In this hour, Romeo and Juliet in works by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Delius, Prokofiev, Bernstein and more.