[38] Opera -Béatrice Et Bénédict By Hector Berlioz At The Opéra-Comique [Etcohod]

Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz at the Opéra-Comique





Béatrice et Bénédict, Opéra-Comique in two acts by Hector Berlioz

Libretto by Hector Berlioz after Much ado about nothing, by William Shakespeare



Emmanuel Krivine (Musical direction)

Dan Jemmett (Stage direction)



Les Eléments

La Chambre Philharmonique



Christine Rice (Béatrice), Allan Clayton (Bénédict), Ailish Tynan (Héro), Elodie Méchain (Ursule), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Claudio), Jérôme Varnier (Don Pedro), Michel Trempont (Somarone), Giovanni Cal? (Leonato), David Lefort (Le Messager), Bob Goody (Alberto)



Renaissance Italy, the grand shores of Sicily, the winds from the sea and war epics, the battles of wits in courts where lords and artists develop a common way of life: romantic reverie during the first centuries of modern history gave numerous masterpieces to the plastic arts and opera. For an idealist coupled with a lover of Italy such as Berlioz, Shakespeare's comedy depicts a long-entertained subject. With this return to sources, Berlioz created a work that reflected him (caustic and tender, sublime and grotesque, sensitive and powerfully lyrical) and one of the most beautiful compositions of the genre.



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Length : 01:54:11

Director : Francois Roussillon