172 minutos
Rome, 1532. Pope Clement VII has tasked the sculptor Benvenuto Cellini with creating a bronze statue of Perseus before the end of carnival. Seeking fame and fortune, the latter accepts the commission, even though his workshop is short on both time and metal. On top of that, Cellini is head over heels in love with Teresa, the daughter of the Pope’s treasurer, Balducci, who for his part is intent on marrying his daughter to Fieramosca, Cellini’s rival in love and art. When the young lovers’ attempt to elope fails, Cellini has no choice but to carry out his task successfully if he wants to avoid certain death… Alain Altinoglu is the ideal conductor for this richly coloured masterpiece, to be staged for the first time at La Monnaie. Director Thaddeus Strassberger is bound to enchant the audience with a colourful show worthy of the finest Carnival celebrations!
John Osborn
Benvenuto Cellini
Tijl Faveyts
Giacomo Balducci
Jean-Sébastien Bou
Fieramosca
Ante Jerkunica
Le Pape Clément VII
Luis Aguilar
Francesco
Leander Carlier
Bernardino
Gabriele Nani
Pompeo
Yves Saelens
Cabaretier
Ruth Iniesta
Teresa
Florence Losseau
Ascanio
Alekseï Von Wosylius
Colombine
La Veuve
La Lupa
