Watch Benvenuto Cellini — Benvenuto Cellini | Hector Berlioz | Full recording from La Monnaie, Brussels

Rome, 1532. Pope Clement VII has tasked the sculptor Benvenuto Cellini with creating a bronze statue of Perseus before the end of carnival. Seeking fame and fortune, the latter accepts the commission, even though his workshop is short on both time and metal. On top of that, Cellini is head over heel...