Béatrice et Bénédict

About the Event

"Béatrice et Bénédict" by Berlioz will be performed at the Theater an der Wien under the baton of Leo Hussain.

Béatrice et Bénédict
Opéra‐comique in two acts (1862)
Music and Libretto by Hector Berlioz based on "Much ado about nothing" by William Shakespeare

In French with German surtitles

Cast
Conductor: Leo Hussain
Director: Kasper Holten
Stage design: Es Devlin
Costume design: Moritz Junge
Light design: Bruno Poet
Béatrice: Malena Ernman
Bénédict: Bernard Richter
Claudio: Nikolay Borchev
Héro: Christiane Karg
Ursule: Ann‐Beth Solvang
Orchestra: ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus: Arnold Schoenberg Choir