Opera
Synopsis
After the Moors' defeat in Sicily, the witty Béatrice and the sardonic Bénédict resume their war of words, each swearing never to fall in love, least of all with each other. Meanwhile, the gentle Héro prepares for her wedding to Claudio. Berlioz's sparkling final opera, freely adapted from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, strips away the darker subplot to create a luminous comedy about the proud, reluctant surrender to love.