Béatrice et Bénédict

There is joy in Messina, Sicily: the people are celebrating the victorious return of the army from a battle and an important wedding is imminent. Héro, the governor's daughter, is looking forward to her upcoming marriage to Claudio, the general's right-hand man, with such anticipation that she sheds tears of joy. And while her cousin Béatrice and Claudio's friend Bénédict otherwise seem to be bound by deep anticipation and fully occupied with bit...