BENVENUTO CELLINI - Opéra national de Paris

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    Benvenuto Cellini

    Hector Berlioz

    Opéra Bastille - from 17 March to 14 April 2018

    Agathe Poupeney / OnP

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Benvenuto Cellini

Opéra Bastille - from 17 March to 14 April 2018

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Benvenuto Cellini

Opera Hector Berlioz

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Opéra Bastille - from 17 March to 14 April 2018

3h30 with 1 interval

  • Pre-opening : 18 March 2018

    Opening night : 20 March 2018

About

In few words:

The Florentine sculptor and silversmith Benvenuto Cellini rapidly attained a degree of renown that went beyond the confines of Italy. His flamboyant temperament, his acute awareness of his own talent and the freedom of spirit he flaunted before those in power are all characteristics that inspired Berlioz when he read his memoirs. Invariably embroiled in conspiracies, intrigues and quarrels, Cellini is commissioned by the Pope to cast a large sculpture of Perseus. He is loved by Teresa, but she is promised to Fieramosca, an academic artist who has not been favoured with a papal commission. Terry Gilliam’s exuberant production draws the protagonists into a delirious and joyful yet claustrophobic and megalomaniac world: a flaring up of contagious madness.

  • Benvenuto Cellini

    Oopera in two acts and four parts

    • Music :

      Hector Berlioz

    • Libretto :

      Léon de Wailly

      Auguste Barbier - In French

    • Conductor :

      Philippe Jordan

    • Director :

      Terry Gilliam

    • Co-stage director :

      Leah Hausman

    • Choreography :

      Leah Hausman

    • Set design :

      Terry Gilliam - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris

      Aaron Marsden

    • Costume design :

      Katrina Lindsay - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris

    • Lighting design :

      Paule Constable - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris

    • Video :

      Finn Ross - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris

    • Chorus master :

      José Luis Basso - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris

    Production English National Opera, London, De Nationale Opera, Amsterdam, Teatro dell’opera di Roma

Performances

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Audio clips

Podcast | Benvenuto Cellini - Hector Berlioz

— By In partnership with France Musique

Benvenuto Cellini - « Quand j’aurai votre âge… » (Pretty Yende)

— By In partnership with France Musique

Benvenuto Cellini - Pretty Yende

— By In partnership with France Musique

Benvenuto Cellini - John Osborn

— By In partnership with France Musique

Media coverage

  • C'est fort, drôle, cela chavire et bouscule autour d'une cascade d'effets conduits à un rythme effréné.

    Serge Martin, Le Soir

  • L'orchestre de l'opéra est conduit avec le brio qu'il faut à une partition très riche et parfois surprenante par Philippe Jordan.

    Maurice Ulrich, L’Humanité

  • Les chœurs de José Luis Basso sont impressionnants de bout en bout et l'orchestre distribue tous les feux de ses merveilleux solistes aux multiples interventions suscitées par le compositeur.

    Serge Martin, Le Soir

About the work

Partners

  • With the support of the Cercle Berlioz

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  • Sponsor of the Paris Opera initiatives for young people and of the avant-premières

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Ce spectacle sera retransmis sur France Musique le 22 avril 2018 à 20h.

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