Benvenuto Cellini
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An eventful story, a grandiose score, an exuberant staging: all the ingredients you need for a memorable carnival celebration!
Rome, 1532. Pope Clement VII has tasked the sculptor Benvenuto Cellini with creating a bronze statue of Perseus before the end of carnival. Seeking fame and fortune, the latter accepts the commission, even though his workshop is short on both time and metal. On top of that, Cellini is head over heels in love with Teresa, the daughter of the Pope’s treasurer, Balducci, who for his part is intent on marrying his daughter to Fieramosca, Cellini’s rival in love and art. When the young lovers’ attempt to elope fails, Cellini has no choice but to carry out his task successfully if he wants to avoid certain death …
Benvenuto Cellini
Cast
Conductor ALAIN ALTINOGLU
Director & Set Designer THADDEUS STRASSBERGER
Costume Designer GIUSEPPE PALELLA
Lighting Designer DRISCOLL OTTO
Video GREG EMETAZ
Dramaturg SÉBASTIEN HERBECQ
Chorus Master EMMANUEL TRENQUE
Stunt Coordinator RAN BRAUN
Videomaker GREG EMETAZ
Benvenuto Cellini JOHN OSBORN
Giacomo Balducci TIJL FAVEYTS
Fieramosca JEAN-SÉBASTIEN BOU
Le Pape Clément VII ANTE JERKUNICA
Francesco LUIS AGUILAR
Bernardino LEANDER CARLIER °
Pompeo GABRIELE NANI
Cabaretier YVES SAELENS
Teresa RUTH INIESTA
Ascanio FLORENCE LOSSEAU
° MM Laureate
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
La Monnaie Choral Academy
Production LA MONNAIE
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter
