#Benjamin Bernheim

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Serving up something for everyone...

@the-haven-of-fiction , @tsuntsunfangirl

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✅ Green Flag: Is amused when you’re beating him at his own game

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Nicklausse the composer

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Upcoming Opera Video Streams: Late August-Early September 2024

Aug 23rd: Le Comte Ory from Rossini in Wildbad. Starring Patrick Kabongo, Sophia Mchedlishvili, and Diana Haller. Free!

Aug 23rd: The Idiot from the Salzburg Festival. Starring Bogdan Volkov, Aušrinė Stundytė, Clive Bayley, and Pavol Breslik. Free while live, subscription subsequently.

Aug 24th: Les Contes d'Hoffmann from the Salzburg Festival. Starring Benjamin Bernheim, Katherine Lewek, Christian Van Horn, and Kate Lindsey. Subscription.

Aug 24th: The Gambler from the Salzburg Festival. Starring Sean Panikkar, Asmik Grigorian, and Peixin Chen. Subscription (Medici & Mezzo, Medici stream may be free while transmitting live).

Aug 30th: Il Barbiere di Siviglia from the Royal Swedish Opera. Starring Konu Kim, Luthando Qave, and Dara Savinova. Free!

Sep 6th: La Vestale from Opéra National de Paris. Starring Elza van den Heever, Michael Spyres, Ève-Maud Hubeaux and Julien Behr. Free!

Sep 15th: Un Ballo in Maschera from San Francisco Opera. Starring Michael Fabiano, Lianna Haroutounian, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat. Single purchase.

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Watch "Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim - Verdi: La traviata, "Libiamo, ne' lieti calici"" on YouTube

Thanks @tygerland You've set the soundtrack for the weekend! I love this piece, which is commonly referred to as "The Drinking Song". 😂

My goodness, Pretty Yende is beautiful and obviously extremely talented! 😍

Good night y'all! 💋

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Eugene Onegin at the Zürich Opera House

Music Direction Gianandrea Noseda Producer Barrie Kosky Tatyana Ekaterina Sannikova Onegin Igor Golovatenko Lensky Benjamin Bernheim Gremin Vitalij Kowaljow | 24.02.2023

So, I finally got around to writing about my experience seeing Eugene Onegin at the Zürich Opera House. Let's get into it! 

The show started promptly at 7 pm, but we were allowed to enter the auditorium at 6 pm. Before the performance, there was a 15-minute introduction of the opera. However, since I'm not fluent in German, I could only understand about 80% of it.

The production, directed by Barrie Kosky, was set in an "idyllic forest" and remained more or less the same throughout the entire opera. The stage was a rotating turf surrounded by fake trees. The only time there was an additional set was during the Gremin’s palace scene, but it was dismantled during Onegin’s arioso, creating a distraction for the audience (or at least for me). 

I initially didn't understand the director's creative directions, particularly the symbolism of the jam jar that appeared hold significant meaning, until I read this review that shed some light on it. 

To my untrained ears, the performers were vocally exceptional. The auditorium was relatively small, and their voices reached even the farthest seat. Each performer excelled in their respective arias, but I was particularly impressed by Kowaljow’s rendition of Gremin’s “All men surrender to Love's power” aria, which I specifically wrote on my note as being sung “perfectly”. Sannikova and Golovatenko shared a believable chemistry, which is an crucial element of playing Tatyana and Onegin. Bernheim, who was on his home turf *ba dum tss*, received the loudest and longest cheers from the audience, which was so well-deserved. 

Here are some notable moments of this production: 

The whole scene of Olga/Lesky duet was unfortunately completely blocked from my view. However, there was a cute moment when those two were singing, Onegin and Tatyana were busy flirting with each other.

During the party scene, Onegin was jokingly massaging Lensky’s shoulders when he was being sulky. I assumed this was a character choice made by Golovatenko. It was quite funny. 

The pre-duel scene between Lensky and Onegin was executed with more respect compared to the Komische Oper's version of this production. Onegin was not mockingly laughing at Lensky. At the end of their duet, they were just sitting side-by-side, with Onegin’s arm over Lensky’s shoulders, which made the subsequent duel seem pointless. 

The duel scene in Act 2 was played off-stage. Tatyana’s scream echoed as Onegin returned to the stage with his once white now stained with blood, closing the act with the most dramatic end.

During the introduction session, it was explained that the rain effect used in the final scene was actually warm water to ensure that the performers would not feel cold while singing the most poignant duet. 

Overall, it was a great experience. I did not dislike this production. Neverteless, I did wish that some of the moments were played differently. Despite being a simple opera, Eugene Onegin has a lot of nuances that unfortunately only few productions manage to capture.

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La Rondine - Oper Zürich 01.10.2023

La Rondine - Oper Zürich 01.10.2023 #giacomopuccini #schweizererstaufführung #christofloy #marcoarmiliato #operzürich #saisoneröffnung #saison23/24 #operalover

Endlich – 106 Jahre nach der Uraufführung in Monte Carlo – nun als Schweizer Erstaufführung an der Oper Zürich zu erleben und zu Recht von Presse und Publikum gefeiert: Giacomo Puccinis “La Rondine”. Was für eine tolle Produktion, zum Weinen schön… Continue reading Untitled

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Benjamin Bernheim

Massenet: Werther

"Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?"

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Mother of the Bride Trailer

The mother of the bride and the father of the groom discover that they are college exes while at an island resort for their kids' wedding.

Mother of the Bride stars Brooke Shields, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, and Chad Michael Murray. Mark Waters directs from a screenplay by Robin Bernheim.

Mother of the Bride hits Netflix on May 9, 2024.

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Look, @the-haven-of-fiction, @tsuntsunfangirl, I found a new one!

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First of all, *points emphatically* this ✨cute boy✨ right here. 🥰

Secondly, let this be a point of inspiration for creators and artists here…you might hate your product and be plagued with self-doubt and even leave it (maybe more than once, as Ben did).

But! Your audience may be intrigued and delighted. 🩵👏🏽

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the mortifying ordeal of being known

Benjamin Bernheim as Hoffmann and Kate Lindsey as Nicklausse in Les contes d'Hoffmann (Salzburg 2024)

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It's safe to say that the commentariat of Parterre Box approve of Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim in Romeo et Juliette.

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