Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict
Vincent le Texier (Don Pedro), Jean-Luc Viala (Benedict), Sylvia McNair (Hero), Catherine Robbin (Ursule), Gilles Cachemaille (Claudio), Philippe Magnant (Leonato), Susan Graham (Beatrice) & Gabriel Bacquier (Somarone)
Choeurs et Orchestre de l’Opera de Lyon, John Nelson
The freshness and clarity of John Nelson's account of the score brings out all the mercurial wit of Berlioz's sunny reworking of Much Ado About Nothing. Acclaimed Berlioz interpreter Susan Graham's...
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict
Vincent le Texier (Don Pedro), Jean-Luc Viala (Benedict), Sylvia McNair (Hero), Catherine Robbin (Ursule), Gilles Cachemaille (Claudio), Philippe Magnant (Leonato), Susan Graham (Beatrice) & Gabriel Bacquier (Somarone)
Choeurs et Orchestre de l’Opera de Lyon, John Nelson
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The freshness and clarity of John Nelson's account of the score brings out all the mercurial wit of Berlioz's sunny reworking of Much Ado About Nothing. Acclaimed Berlioz interpreter Susan Graham's...
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Contents and tracklist
- Laurence Roy (actor), Philippe Bardy (actor), Philippe Magnant (actor), Valérie Jeannet (actor), Sylvia McNair (soprano), Enrico Di Giovanni (actor), Jean-Paul Racodon (actor), Philippe Bertin (actor), Jean-Luc Viala (tenor), Susan Graham (soprano), Gilles Cachemaille (baritone), Vincent Le Texier (bass), Gabriel Bacquier (actor), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Sophie Niedergang (actor), Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano), Henri Ambert (actor)
- Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Choeurs de l'Opéra de Lyon, Chœur de l'Opéra de Lyon
- John Nelson
Act 1 "Enfin cette guerre est terminée" [Léonato, Héro, Béatrice] "Monseigneur, je vous annonce l'arrivée du général" [Messenger, Léonato, Héro, Béatrice]
Track length2:41
Act 1 "Recevez mes félicitations, général!" [Léonato, Don Pedro, Bénédict, Claudio, Héro, Béatrice]
Track length0:51
Act 1 "Ma fille, suivez-moi" [Léonato, Héro] "Bénédic, ne partez pas" [Don Pedro, Claudio, Bénédict]
Track length0:51
Act 1 "Je vous quitte, messieurs, vous me convertiriez" [Don Pedro, Claudio] "Allons, chacun de vous..." [Somarone, Chorus]
Track length2:21
Act 1 "Ah! mon Dieu! vous me beuglez cet épithalame" [Somarone] "Je ne conçois pas qu'un homme" [Bénédict, Chorus] "Ah! voici le général" [Bénédict, Don Pedro, Somarone, Claudio]
Track length2:53
Act 1 "Comment? mourez?" [Don Pedro, Somarone] "Eh bien, Léonato" [Don Pedro, Claudio, Léonato, Bénédict] "Non, il faut que le monde soit peuplé" [Bénédict]
Track length6:25
Act 1 "Voici la belle Hero" [Bénédict] "Je sais bien bon gré à mon père" [Héro, Ursule]
Track length1:46
Act 2 "Dieu qui guidas nos bras pour chasser l'infidèle" [Béatrice, Bénédict, Héro, Ursule, Claudio, Somarone, Don Pedro, Léonato, Chorus]
Track length3:45
Act 2 "Ici l'on voit Bénédict l'homme marié" [Héro, Ursule, Claudio, Don Pedro, Bénédict, Chorus]
Track length0:52
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Awards and reviews
March 2014
The freshness and clarity of John Nelson's account of the score brings out all the mercurial wit of Berlioz's sunny reworking of Much Ado About Nothing. Acclaimed Berlioz interpreter Susan Graham's light, bright mezzo is ideal for the blithe and bonny heroine, and the little-known French tenor Jean-Luc Viala is a perfect sparring-partner.
