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The Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre will play the opera, “Roméo et Juliette,” a MET: Live in HD.

The setting is a bit different from the 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” film, which was set in 16th century Italy and displayed classic 16th century Italian costuming.

The upcoming opera is based in France during the 18th century era when Charles IX was king, according to the Kenworthy website.

“(Bartlett) Sher and costume designer Catherine Zuber were highly influenced by the Italian director’s opulent and surreal 1976 film, Fellini’s ‘Casanova,’ which featured costumes by Danilo Donati,” according to a Metropolitan Opera article feature.

In the opera, the fight director, B.H. Barry says that the costumes also remind him of pirates, according to the article.

Although the costume designs have the classic Italian style, the show will be performed in French. The main actors Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo show a heated romance that Shakespeare intended for the play.

“The temperature rises nearly to boiling every time Damrau and Grigolo are on stage together,” according to The New York Times.

The “Roméo et Juliette” production allows you to see the raw parts of the play, whereas the 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” film only show edited scenes without behind-the-scenes action.

The patrons of the Kenworthy enjoy the behind-the-scenes and high-quality action of the MET Live “Romeo et Juliette” production, said Jamie Hill, the operations director of Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre.

“When you go to see the season Opera at the MET in New York, you just see what is happening on the stage, but when you watch it in the theater, you actually get to see what’s happening behind the curtain when it goes down. You see the scene changes, the actors coming offstage, collapsing and having to catch their breath and getting a drink of water,” said Hill. “They interview the actors, right as they walk off stage, about the Opera and about the production.”

The MET Live “Roméo et Juliette” Opera will premiere at 9:55 a.m. on Jan. 21 in the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre.