Film

Béatrice et Bénédict

20171h 58mMusic

Director: Laurent Pelly
Year: 2017

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.

Top cast

Paul Appleby

Benedict

Stéphanie d'Oustrac

Beatrice

Sophie Karthäuser

Hero

Georges Bigot

Leonato

Charles Meunier

The Messenger

Lionel Lhote

Somarone

Frédéric Caton

Don Pedro

Philippe Sly

Claudio

Katarina Bradic

Ursula

Adrien Mastrosimone

First Servant

Paul O'Neill

Second Servant

Paul Sheridan

The Notary

Directed by

Laurent Pelly, François Roussillon