Béatrice et Bénédict

Laurent Pelly
François Roussillon

2017•118 min.•

Berlioz’s whimsical and nostalgic take on Shakespeare’s great comedy Much Ado About Nothing graces the stage of Glyndebourne in Laurent Pelly’s astute 2016 production. Italian maestro Antonello Manacorda leads the London Philharmonic in Berlioz’s brilliant score.

Music

Cast

PA
Paul Appleby
Benedict
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Beatrice
SK
Sophie Karthäuser
Hero
GB
Georges Bigot
Leonato
CM
Charles Meunier
The Messenger
LL
Lionel Lhote
Somarone
FC
Frédéric Caton
Don Pedro
PS
Philippe Sly
Claudio
KB
Katarina Bradic
Ursula
AM
Adrien Mastrosimone
First Servant
PO
Paul O'Neill
Second Servant
PS
Paul Sheridan
The Notary

Crew

LP
Laurent Pelly
Directing
LP
Laurent Pelly
Directing
BdL
Barbara de Limburg
Art
LP
Laurent Pelly
Costume & Make-Up
DS
Duane Schuler
Lighting
AM
Antonello Manacorda
Sound
FR
François Roussillon
Directing