Benvenuto Cellini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
About the Event
Celebrate Carnival in true Roman style as Terry Gilliam's vibrant production of Berlioz' semi‐biographical tribute to the great Florentine sculptor comes to the stage of the Opera di Roma.
The American John Osborn has made a speciality of the heroic tenor roles of French grand opera, and leads a notable cast including Elena Mosuc as Cellini's paramour, Teresa. Roberto Abbado conducts this colorful operatic rarity.
Sung in French, with English & Italian surtitles.
Practical Information
The price categories correspond to the following areas of the seating plan:
1: Central boxes — & Orchestra.
2: Side boxes and balcony
3: Gallery
Cast / Production
Production:
Conductor: Roberto Abbado
Director: Terry Gilliam
Chorus master: Roberto Gabbiani
Choreography and Assitant Director: Leah Hausman
Original set concept: Rae Smith
Stage design: Terry Gilliam, Aaron Marsden
Costume designer: Katrina Lindsay
Lighting: Paule Constable
Video: Finn Ross
Co‐production with English National Opera and De Nationale Opera & Ballet Amsterdam
Cast:
Ascanio: Varduhi Abrahamyan
Benvenuto Cellini: John Osborn
Fieramosca: Alessandro Luongo
Giacomo Balducci: Nicola Ulivieri
Pope Clement VII / Cardinal Salviati: Marco Spotti
Pompeo: Andrea Giovannini
Teresa: Elena Mosuc
Francesco: Matteo Falcier
Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro dell'Opera
