Organization

Singer

Soprano

Isabelle Druet

Béatrice

Jenny Daviet

Héro

Contralto

Lotte Verstaen

Ursule

Tenor

Paul Appleby

Bénédict

Baritone

Miljenko Turk

Claudio

Bass

Luke Stoker

Don Pedro

Ivan Thirion

The Archbishop

Spoken

Sébastien Dutrieux

Léonato

Conductor

François-Xavier Roth

Chorus master

Rustam Samedov

Stage director

Jean Renshaw

Set designer

Christof Cremer

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Andreas Grüter

Dramaturge

Birgit Meyer

Oper Köln

Others

Chor der Oper Köln

CHORUS OF THE COLOGNE OPERA

Orchestra

Gürzenich - Orchester Köln

French

Béatrice et Bénédict -  (Beatrice and Benedict)

Cologne

Germany

Staatenhaus Köln

Saal 2

Béatrice et Bénédict Berlioz

Public

Beatrice and Benedict

German

Approved

Hector Berlioz's love of experimentation when it came to treading new musical paths never found the appropriate response during his lifetime, especially in the case of his music theater works. Premiered in August 1862 on the occasion of the opening of the New Theater in Baden-Baden, »Béatrice and Bénédict« was only granted a cool shot. Quite apart from the inspired overture, this score is characterized by a large number of valuable musical parts and is - analogous to Shakespeare's text - witty and funny in such a subtle way that many connoisseurs today regard it as an extension of the genre of the opéra-comique is taken.

In autumn 2015, François-Xavier Roth made his sparkling debut as General Music Director of the Cologne Opera with Hector Berlioz' »Benvenuto Cellini« in the newly opened StaatseHaus interim venue. With the new production of »Béatrice et Bénédict«, the focus on Berlioz as an opera composer continues.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble