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Beatrice et Benedict, 5 August 2016

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Hector Berlioz

Librettist: Hector Berlioz after Shakespeare

Conductor: Antonello Manacorda

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Leonato: Georges Bigot

Messenger: Charles Meunier

Hero: Sophie Karthauser

Beatrice: Stéphanie d’Oustrac

Don Pedro: Frederic Caton

Benedict: Paul Appleby

Claudio: Philippe Sly

Somarone: Lionel Lhote

Ursule: Katarina Bradic

First Servant: Adrien Mastrosimone

Second Servant: Paul O'Neill

Notary: Paul Sheridan

Production Team

Original Director: Laurent Pelly

Assistant Director: Paul Higgins

Set Designer: Barbara de Limburg

Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly

Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler

Dialogue Adaptation: Agathe Melinand

Chorus Master: Jeremy Bines