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Benvenuto Cellini

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Berlioz's opera about the flamboyant 16th-century Florentine goldsmith, live from the Grand Theatre, Geneva. (Sung in French)
Chorus of the Grand
Theatre, Geneva
Suisse Romande Orchestra conductor John Nelson Acts 1 and 2 8.30 Cellini, one of the most important figures of the Italian Renaissance, is now known to have been a thief, murderer and sodomite. Dr Paolo Rossi pieces together the truth about his criminal career.
9.00 Act 3

Contributors

Conductor:
John Nelson
Unknown:
Dr Paolo Rossi
Benvenuto Cellini:
Chris Merritt (tenor)
Teresa, the woman he loves:
Deborah Riedel (soprano)
Fieramosca, a sculptor, who also loves her.:
Jeffrey Black (bar)
Balducci, Teresa s father:
Jean-Philippe Courtis (bass)
Ascanio, Cellini's assistant:
Catherine Antonicelli (mezzo)
Pompeo, a friend of Fieramosca:
Ludovic Tezier (baritone)
Pope Clement VII:
Paul Plishka (baritone)
Source: Radio Times

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