Hector Berlioz' overture to the opera "Béatrice et Bénédict", performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jukka-Pekka Saraste on September 18, 2010 in the Cologne Philharmonie. Berlioz wrote the libretto of the successful opéra-comique himself, freely adapted from William Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Historic recording from the WDR Classic Archive.

WDR Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

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