Mid Wales Opera presents

BEATRICE AND BENEDICT

An opera by Berlioz, based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

Wednesday 18 October, 7.30pm. Doors open 7pm.
St. Andrews Church, Presteigne.

Beatrice and Benedict are both determined to stay single. Beatrice is a woman who despises men (especially Benedict) and Benedict can’t abide women (particularly Beatrice). That is until their friends plot to bring them together and they both ‘accidentally’ overhear whispers of each other’s unrequited passion; the spark of love is ignited by gossip and quickly becomes a blazing wildfire.

Berlioz’s final opera sets to music the wild and illogical whirlwind of falling in love, bringing a rich warmth of invention to Shakespeare that virtually no other composer has achieved. Indeed, Berlioz’s life-long passion for Shakespeare is evident throughout his miraculous score, radiant with love and sparkling with energy, and including the famous central nocturne duet, perhaps the most beautiful thing Berlioz ever wrote.

Running time: 120min, with interval.

Tickets - £15

Under 25’s - £10 (Limited tickets)

Available now online at wegottickets.com/event/589043