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Semperoper Dresden

Soprano (+1)

Tuuli Takala

Teresa Balducci

Chorus

Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden

Mise en scène

Mise en scène (+6)

Barbora Horáková

Décors

Décors (+1)

Aída-Leonor Guardia Beier

Costumes

Eva Butzkies

Lumières

Stefan Bolliger

Direction de choeur

Jonathan Becker

Dramaturge

Benedikt Stampfli

Ténor

Anton Rositskiy

Benvenuto Cellini

Basse (+2)

Ante Jerkunica

Giacomo Balducci

Baryton (+3)

Jérôme Boutillier

Fieramosca

Basse (+3)

Tilmann Rönnebeck

Pape Clemént VII

Ténor (+3)

Aaron Pegram

Francesco

Baryton-basse (+4)

Vladyslav Buialskyi

Bernardino

Baryton (+5)

Matthias Henneberg

Pompeo

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Stepanka Pucalkova

Ascanio

Ténor (+2)

Jürgen Müller

An innkeeper

Baryton (+2)

Anton Beliaev

An Officer

Orchestra

Staatskapelle Dresden

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Sergio Verde

Chorégraphie

Juanjo Arqués

Semperoper

Direction d'orchestre

Direction d'orchestre (+1)

Oscar Jockel

Giampaolo Bisanti

In his early opera »Benvenuto Cellini«, which premiered in Paris in 1838, Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) produced an astonishing work of art centred around one of the most important artists of the 16th century. Although the opera sketches only three days in the colourful life of the Florentine sculptor, namely between Shrove Monday and Ash Wednesday in 1532, they are tumultuous enough: After several hours in the hustle and bustle of carnival celebrations in Rome, during which Cellini fatally stabs an enemy, the artist nevertheless enjoys sweet victory at the story’s end.

Hector Berlioz was known for his phenomenally differentiated use of the orchestra and its instruments. His many admirers included Richard Wagner. The richly varied score ranges from large-scale tableaux with rousing choral passages to uniquely orchestrated chamber scenes. In this way, Berlioz creates an unparalleled musical depiction of revelry at carnival time.

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