Juliette (Rachel Eve Holmes) and Rom o (Michael Vavases) meeting for the first time at the ball. Photo

From: Photo Flash: Capitol City Opera Company Presents Gounod's ROMEO ET JULIETTE

The love story that will last generations comes to life as Capitol City Opera Company (CCOC), a 501(c)3 non-profit professional opera company, opens its 37th season with their first full-staged French opera, Roméo et Juliette by composer Charles Gounod on Friday, March 6 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University. Tickets are $30 â€" $40 and are available online at ccityopera.org.