Joyce DiDonato as Romeo

But the enemy orator already comes towards us. Deliberate amongst yourselves which of you incline towards the proposal of Montague. Eternal hatred to the Montagues, to the Ghibellines! Happy with the pleasant assignment for which the leader of the Ghibellins chose me I present myself, Guelph nobles, to you. Equally happy that everyone may hear me since I speak true words of friendship and peace. Since when could the Montagues ever be trusted? A thousand times peace was fixed and a thousand times broken. It remains in your hands that it be holy and inviolable. May the Montagues have an equal place in Verona and Juliet be the wife of Romeo. A fatal barrier of blood rises between us and it will never be removed. Never! I swear it. And thus we all swear. Cruel men! Listen! If Romeo killed your son, it was in battle that he killed him. You must blame fate for it. He wept about it and is still weeping. Alas! May it please you that you will find another son in my Lord. You will find another son in my Lord. Return to your camp and tell the fool that I have already found another son. How? And who? Me. You? What do I hear! Oh heavens! Listen further! You've said enough. Here everyone with one voice cries war against you. Stubborn men! Then so be it! Let Romeo prepare to brandish the terrible avenging sword and like a deadly lightening flash it will bring a thousand deaths. But may an angry heaven accuse you for so much blood unnecessarily spilt and may the blood which will cost our homeland fall on you. -Cease, bold man! -War to the death! -God alone will be able to judge between us. -Terrible war! Stubborn men! Here everyone with one voice cries war against you. Stubborn men! Then so be it! Let Romeo prepare to brandish the terrible avenging sword and like a deadly lightening flash it will bring a thousand deaths. But may an angry heaven accuse you for so much blood unnecessarily spilt and may the blood which will cost our homeland fall on you. -Cease, bold man! -May it accuse you -God alone will be able to judge between us. -for so much blood unnecessarily spilt -May the blood which will cost our homeland fall on you. -Yes, God will be able to judge between us.