Hector Berlioz · 1803–1869 · French
| Composed | 1862 |
| Instrumentation | 2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2+2 cornets à pistons 3 0 — tmp+2 — 2hp — str — plus guitar |
| Duration | 105 minutes |
| Soloists | Héro (sop), Béatrice (mez), Bénédict (ten), Claudio (bar), Don Pedro (bass), Somarone (bass) + Ursule and three spoken roles |
| Chorus | Yes |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Discovery — worth programming, rarely heard |
| Editions & hire | Bärenreiter ↗ |
| Source | Bärenreiter New Berlioz Edition (Macdonald, BA 5443) edition data with the instrumentation cross-checked ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.