Berlioz’s whimsical and nostalgic take on Shakespeare’s great comedy Much Ado About Nothing graces the stage of Glyndebourne in Laurent Pelly’s astute 2016 production. Italian maestro Antonello Manacorda leads the London Philharmonic in Berlioz’s brilliant score.
Laurent Pelly, François Roussillon
Director
Paul Appleby
Benedict
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Beatrice
Sophie Karthäuser
Hero
Georges Bigot
Leonato
Charles Meunier
The Messenger
Lionel Lhote
Somarone
Frédéric Caton
Don Pedro
Philippe Sly
Claudio
Katarina Bradic
Ursula
Adrien Mastrosimone
First Servant
Paul O'Neill
Second Servant
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