by Hector Berlioz, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis · LSO Live · CD · EAN 5030820017471
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«Béatrice et Bénédict» is the opera album by Hector Berlioz with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis (LSO Live, 2000, double CD).
Comic opera based on Shakespeare's «Mucho ruido y pocas nueces»: Béatrice and Bénédict, enemies of love, end up united by a game of wit while Hero and Claudio prepare their wedding. Berlioz wrote it after «Los troyanos» and described it as «a caprice written with the point of a needle»; the music combines exuberance and melancholy.
Live recording at the Barbican in London in June 2000. With the London Symphony Chorus. The two acts total 84'34''. Booklet in English and French.
For fans of romantic opera and live recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra, especially those conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
