Role Debut as Roméo

Benjamin enters into the new year with his highly anticipated role debut as Roméo in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. This important addition to his French repertoire was originally programmed for the Met, but was cancelled due to Covid. He now makes his debut in two concert performances of the opera in Switzerland. Under the baton of Maestro Marc Leroy-Calatayud, the first concert is held on January 7th at the Auditorium Stravinski in Montreux and the second takes place at the Bâtiment des Forces in Geneva on January 10th. Mr. Bernheim shares the stage with an exceptional young cast, including Sandra Hamaoui as Juliette, Jean Teitgen as Friar Laurent, Thomas Atkins as Tybalt, Philippe-Nicolas Martin as Mercutio and Jean-Sébastien Bou as Count Capulet. The singers are accompanied by the Geneva Chamber Orchestra and the Vocal Ensemble of Lausanne. The production is in collaboration with the Haute école de musique de Genève-Neuchâtel. Mr. Bernheim performs the role later in the season at the Opernhaus Zürich and Opéra national de Paris in two fully staged productions.

Click here for tickets and information about the performance in Montreux on January 7th.

Click here for tickets and information about the performance in Geneva on January 10th.