| Composer: |
Vincenzo Bellini |
| Librettist: |
Felice Romani |
| Work definition: |
Tragedia lirica in two acts |
| After: |
After the play 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare |
| Language: |
Italian |
| World premiere: |
11 March 1830, Teatro La Fenice, Venice |
| ROH premiere: |
13 June 1848, Royal Italian Opera |
| ROH company premiere: |
26 March 1984, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |