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Benvenuto Cellini (2015)

2015-01-01 · 3h 0m · EN
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GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2019 SHORTLIST - OPERA

With his affinity for the 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini's advocacy of artistic and personal freedom, Hector Berlioz went straight for the grand gesture with his first completed opera. Returning to it years after initial production debacles, Berlioz stated that he would 'never again find such verve and Cellinian impetuosity, nor such a variety of ideas.' The plot revolves around Cellini's wooing of Teresa, a match frustrated at every opportunity by his rival, the cowardly Fieramosca. Benvenuto Cellini is a pithy work combining romance, excitement, violence, comedy and spectacle; the perfect stage for Terry Gilliam's stylishly colorful and larger than life directing.

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Léon de WaillyWriterHenri Auguste BarbierWriter

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John OsbornJohn OsbornBenvenuto CelliniMichèle LosierMichèle LosierAscanioMaurizio MuraroMaurizio MuraroGiacomo BalducciOrlin AnastassovOrlin AnastassovLe Pape Clément VIILaurent NaouriLaurent NaouriFieramoscaMariangela SiciliaMariangela SiciliaTeresaNicky SpenceNicky SpenceFrancescoScott ConnerScott ConnerBernardinoAndré MorschAndré MorschPompeoMarcel BeekmanMarcel BeekmanLe CabaratierMark ElderMark ElderConductor

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What is Benvenuto Cellini about?

With his affinity for the 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini's advocacy of artistic and personal freedom, Hector Berlioz went straight for the grand gesture with his first completed opera. Returning to it years after initial production debacles, Berlioz stated that he would 'never again find such verve and Cellinian impetuosity, nor such a variety of ideas.' The plot revolves around Cellini's wooing of Teresa, a match frustrated at every opportunity by his rival, the cowardly Fieramosca. Benvenuto Cellini is a pithy work combining romance, excitement, violence, comedy and spectacle; the perfect stage for Terry Gilliam's stylishly colorful and larger than life directing.

How long is Benvenuto Cellini?

Benvenuto Cellini has a runtime of 180 minutes.