Opéra-comique in 2 acts Music and libretto by Hector Berlioz, after Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing First performed: Theater Baden-Baden, Germany, 9 August 1862 BÉATRICE, Léonato’s nieceMezzoAnne Charton-DemeurHÉRO, Léonato’s daughterSopranoMlle MonroseURSULE, Héro’s maid in waitingSopranoMme GeoffroyBÉNÉDICT, Sicilian officer, Claudio’s friendTenorAchille-Félix MontaubryCLAUDIO, Don Pedro’s aide de campeBaritoneJules LefortDON PÉDRO, Sicilian généralBassMathieu-Émile BalanquéSOMARONE, chapelmasterBassVictor PrilleuxLÉONATO, governor of … Continue reading 24. Béatrice et Bénédict (Hector Berlioz) →