A summer season of works staged at the Paris Opera, 1828-65.
4: Benvenuto Cellini
A Renaissance sculptor was the subject of Berlioz's passionate comedy, whose failure at its premiere in 1838 effectively closed the doors on the composer's Parisian operatic career
(sung in French) (tenor) (sop) (bass) (baritone) (bar) (bass) (mezzo sop)
CHORUS OF THE ROYAL
OPERA HOUSE
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAl COUN DA VIS
Prologue; Act 1
3.25 Paul Banks on the reasons for the opera's failure in Paris.
3.35 Act 2. Records
