Two families equally noble (in beautiful Verona, where our story begins) are embroiled in disputes from old enmity: each stains his hand with the blood of a fellow citizen.

From the fatal wombs of these two enemies, a pair of star-crossed lovers will shine, whose cruel death will bury the feud of all their ancestors in a shared tomb.

The terrible path of their doomed love and their parents' unbridled rage was only interrupted by their desperate death: for two hours on our stage, we will explore this story.

Listen to us carefully, and if we miss something, we will strive hard for the loss to be minimal.

[Excerpt from the text of the prologue]