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Benvenuto Cellini
Opéra Bastille - from 17 March to 14 April 2018
Benvenuto Cellini
Opera Hector Berlioz
Opéra Bastille - from 17 March to 14 April 2018
3h30 with 1 interval
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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.
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Benvenuto Cellini
Oopera in two acts and four parts
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Music :
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Libretto :
Léon de Wailly
Auguste Barbier - In French
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Co-stage director :
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Choreography :
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Costume design :
Katrina Lindsay - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
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Lighting design :
Paule Constable - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
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Video :
Finn Ross - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
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Chorus master :
José Luis Basso - Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
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Benvenuto Cellini :
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Giacomo Balducci :
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Fieramosca :
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Le Pape Clément VII :
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Francesco :
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Bernardino :
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Pompeo :
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Cabaretier :
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Teresa :
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Ascanio :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
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
About the work
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Podcast Benvenuto Cellini
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Lost in Cellini
By Simon Hatab
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Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz’s Baptism of Fire
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Pretty Yende sings Berlioz
Media coverage
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 SoirSur la scène de l'Opéra Bastille, John Osborn fait flamboyer Benvenuto Cellini
Bruno Serrou, La CroixL'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
Ce spectacle sera retransmis sur France Musique le 22 avril 2018 à 20h.
Media and technical partners
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Radio broadcaster
