opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz

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The opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz is a Romantic-era work in two acts that dramatizes the adventurous life of the Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, noted for its vivid orchestration and demanding vocal writing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
basedOn autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
catalogueNumber H 76
character Balducci
Fieramosca
Pope Clement VII
Teresa
composer Hector Berlioz
countryOfOrigin France
difficulty complex for orchestra
technically demanding for singers
era 19th century
genre Romantic opera
opera
hasBalletMusic yes
hasOverture yes
hasRevisedVersion yes
language French
librettist Auguste Barbier
linked to: Jules Barbier

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mainCharacter Benvenuto Cellini
movement French grand opera tradition
notableFeature demanding vocal writing
vivid orchestration
notableNumber Carnaval romain (concert overture derived from the opera)
notableProduction Weimar production under Franz Liszt (1852)
numberOfActs 2
orchestration large Romantic orchestra
originalTitle Benvenuto Cellini
performancePractice often performed in revised or mixed versions
periodOfComposition 1834–1838
placeOfAction Rome
premiereDate 1838-09-10
premierePlace Paris
premiereTheatre Opéra de Paris
publisher Choudens
relatedWork Le carnaval romain, Op. 9
revisedBy Franz Liszt
revisionPlace Weimar
settingPeriod Italian Renaissance
structure two acts
stylePeriod Romantic era
subjectMatter life of Benvenuto Cellini
subjectOccupation goldsmith
sculptor
theme artistic creation
individual freedom
love and rivalry
vocalForces soloists, chorus, and orchestra

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Benvenuto Cellini subjectOf opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz