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.
Genre: Music
Stars: John Osborn, Michèle Losier, Maurizio Muraro, Orlin Anastassov, Laurent Naouri, Mariangela Sicilia
Crew: Terry Gilliam (Stage Director), Henri Auguste Barbier (Writer), Léon de Wailly (Writer)
Country: Netherlands
Language: Français
Studio: NAXOS
Runtime: 180 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 2015
IMDb: 10
