Berlioz – conducted by Valery Gergievand directed by Philipp Stölzl at the Saltzburg Festival 2007. Starring Burkhard Fritz , Laurent Naouri, Brindley Sherratt. 2hr 30min

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Berlioz‘s Benvenuto Cellini is a complex, richly detailed and prolifically imaginative opera that was hailed as “the surprise hit of this year’s Salzburg festival.” This 2007 Festival production with director Philipp Stölzl, conductor Valery Gergiev (“the wild man of music“) and a high-caliber cast accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic and its chorus.