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Year 2015 (December)

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1 December 2015
7.30pm
D’amour l’ardente flamme 
(from La damnation de Faust)

Rosenblatt Recitals
Wigmore Hall, London, UK
Dorottya Láng (mezzo-soprano)
Helmut Deutsch (piano)
1 December 2015
8.00pm
Messe Solennelle Eglise Saint-Jacques, Liège, Belgium
Chœur Symphonique de Liège
Orchestre Convivium
conductor: Pierre Thimus
Hélène Bernardy (soprano)
Alain Gabriel (tenor)
Roger Joakim (bass)
1 December , 2015
8.00pm

pre-concert talk at 7.00pm
Les Nuits d’été Philhamonie, Berlin, Germany
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor: François-Xavier Roth
Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano)
3 December 2915
7.30pm
Benvenuto Cellini

(Weimar version)

Opernhaus, Bonn, Germany
Theater Bonn
Opernchor und Statisterie des Theater Bonn
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
conductor: Stefan Blunier
chorus master: Marco Medved
production and choreography: Laura Scozzi
set design: Barbara de Limburg
costume: Jean Jacques Delmotte
cast –
Benvenuto Cellini: Mirko Roschkowski
Giacomo Balducci: Martin Tzonev
Teresa: Anna Princeva
Fieramosca: Csaba Szegedi
Papst Clemens VII.:Rolf Broman
Bernardino: Daniel Johannes Pannermayr
Innkeeper: Johannes Mertes
Ascanio: Martha Wryk
5 December 2015
3.00pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénedict Auditorium de Lyon, Lyon, France
Orchestre national de Lyon
conductor: Eliahu Inbal
5 December 2015
7.30pm
Symphonie fantastique St. George’s Hall, Bradford, UK
The Hallé
conductor: Alexander Gavrylyuk
5 December 2015
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
5 December 2015
7.30pm
L’Enfance du Christ Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, Canada
Havergal Choir (director: Lynn Janes)
Pax Christi Chorale
The York University Dance Ensemble
Accompanied by an orchestra (unspecified)
conductor: Stephanie Martin
choreography: Carol Anderson
soloists:
Nathalie Paulin
Olivier Laquerre
Alain Coulombe
Sean Clark
Matthew Zadow
6 December 2015
3.00pm
L’Enfance du Christ Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, Canada
Havergal Choir (director: Lynn Janes)
Pax Christi Chorale
The York University Dance Ensemble
Accompanied by an orchestra (unspecified)
conductor: Stephanie Martin
choreography: Carol Anderson
soloists:
Nathalie Paulin
Olivier Laquerre
Alain Coulombe
Sean Clark
Matthew Zadow
8 December 2015
7.30pm

See review by P.-R. Serna (in French)
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
8 December 2015
7.30pm
Trio for harp and 2 flutes (from L’Enfance du Christ) Hall Emsemble, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Ruth Ann Ritchie (flute)
Jennifer Chang (violin) [!]
Jill Levy (harp)
10 December 2015
6.00pm
Harold en Italie Blackheath Halls, London, UK
Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Jonathan Tilbrook
Roger Chase (viola)
10 December 2015
7.30pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille 
(from L’Enfance du Christ)
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor: Jérémie Rhorer
10 December 2015
8.00pm
La Mort d’Ophélie Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
Orquesta Sinfónica
Coro de RTVE
conductor: Carlos Kalmar
10 December 2015
8.00pm
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Maison de la Radio, Auditorium, Paris, France
Orchestre national de France
conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
11 December 2015
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
11 December 2015
8.00pm
La Mort d’Ophélie Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
Orquesta Sinfónica
Coro de RTVE
conductor: Carlos Kalmar
11 December 2015
8.00pm
Te Deum Jacob’s Music Center, Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, USA
San Diego Symphony
San Diego Master Chorale
conductor: Jahja Ling
John Russell (tenor)
11 December 2015
8.15pm
Symphonie fantastique De Doelen, Grote Zaal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest
conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
11 December 2015
8.30pm
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria
conductor: Pedro Halffter
12 December 2015
7.30pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille 
(from L’Enfance du Christ)

Chantage Christmas Concert
St Jamse’s Church, Piccadily, London, UK
Chantage [choir]
conductor: James Davey
with organ accompaniment
12 December 2015
7.30pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille 
(from L’Enfance du Christ)
Trinity Church, North Finchley, London, UK
Finchley Chamber Choir
Finchley Chamber Orchestra
conductor: David Lardi
12 December 2015
8.00pm
Te Deum Jacob’s Music Center, Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, USA
San Diego Symphony
San Diego Master Chorale
conductor: Jahja Ling
John Russell (tenor)
12 December 2015
8.15pm
Symphonie fantastique De Doelen, Grote Zaal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest
conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
13 December 2015
2.00pm
Te Deum Jacob’s Music Center, Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, USA
San Diego Symphony
San Diego Master Chorale
conductor: Jahja Ling
John Russell (tenor)
13 December 2015
2.00pm
L’Enfance du Christ CrossPointe Fellowship Church, Holmes Beach, Florida, USA
Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra
conductor: Maestro Alfred Gershfeld
Daniel Gerdes: The Narrator
Michelle Giglio: Mary
Jason Stearns: Herod
Luis González: Joseph
Daniel Hoffman: Polydorus and Father
13 December 2015
2.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
13 December 2015
3.00pm
L’Enfance du Christ (parts II and III) Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ, USA
Hunterdon Symphony
Hunterdon Choral Union
conductor: Richard McIntyre
John Villemaire (tenor, narrator)
Alejandra Garrido (soprano, Mary)
John-Andrew Fernandez (baritone, Joseph)
Donald Sheasley (bass, Ishmaelite Father)
13 December 2015
3.00pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille 
(from L’Enfance du Christ)


Carols at Christmas
Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Philharmonia Orchestra
The Bach Choir choir
The Young Singers
conductor: David Hill
13 December 2015
4.00pm
Benvenuto Cellini

(Weimar version)

Opernhaus, Bonn, Germany
Theater Bonn
Opernchor und Statisterie des Theater Bonn
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
conductor: Stefan Blunier
chorus master: Marco Medved
production and choreography: Laura Scozzi
set design: Barbara de Limburg
costume: Jean Jacques Delmotte
cast –
Benvenuto Cellini: Mirko Roschkowski
Giacomo Balducci: Martin Tzonev
Teresa: Anna Princeva
Fieramosca: Csaba Szegedi
Papst Clemens VII.:Rolf Broman
Bernardino: Daniel Johannes Pannermayr
Innkeeper: Johannes Mertes
Ascanio: Martha Wryk
13 December 2015
7.30pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille 
(from L’Enfance du Christ)

Christmas concert - Praise with us!
St George’s Parish Church, Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Manx Voices
Nicholas J. Roberts (organ)
15 December 2015
8.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
17 December 2015
7.30pm

pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
in Café Rossini
Symphonie fantastique Theater Magdeburg, Opernhaus-im-Bühne, Magdeburg, Germany
Magdeburgische Philharmonie
conductor: Kimbo Ishii
17 December 2015 La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
18 December 2015
7.30pm

pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
in Café Rossini
Symphonie fantastique Theater Magdeburg, Opernhaus-im-Bühne, Magdeburg, Germany
Magdeburgische Philharmonie
conductor: Kimbo Ishii
18 December 2015
8.00pm
Harold en Italie Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany
NDR Sinfonieorchester
conductor: Robin Ticciati
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
19 December 2015
7.30pm
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille 
(from L’Enfance du Christ)
Holy Trinity Church, London, UK
Lewisham Choral Society
Nico de Villiers (piano)
conductor:Dan Ludford-Thomas
19 December 2015
8.00pm
Works to be specified

[music by Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Bach, 
Anderson, Nicolai, Respighi, Saint-Saëns, Haendel]

Concert de Noël [Christmas Concert]
Maison de la Radio, Auditorium, Paris, France
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Chœur de Radio France
Maîtrise de Radio France
conductor: Mikko Franck
chorus master: Sofi Jeannin
19 December 2015
8.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Philharmonie de Paris, Philharmonie 1, Grande Salle, Paris, France
Orchestre de Paris
conductor: Valery Gergiev
20 December 2015
11.00am 
Symphonie fantastique Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
conductor: Louis Langrée 
20 December 2015
2.00pm
L’Enfance du Christ (Part II: N° 7 – Overture)

Christmas with the Phil
Mountain View United Methodist Church, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Gary Lewis
20 December 2015
2.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Jonas Kaufmann 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
21 December 2015
6.30pm
L’Enfance du Christ (Part II: N° 7 – Overture)

Christmas with the Phil
Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Gary Lewis
21 December 2015
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
conductor: Louis Langrée 
22 December 2015
7.30pm
L’Enfance du Christ (Part II: N° 7 – Overture)

Christmas with the Phil
Lone Tree Arts Center, Lone Tree, Colorado, USA
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Gary Lewis
22 December 2015
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
conductor: Louis Langrée 
23 December 2015
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Bryan Hymel 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
23 December 2015
8.00pm
L’Enfance du Christ Bochum: Christuskirche, Bochum, Germany
Stadtkantorei Bochum
Bochumer Symphoniker
conductor:: Arno Hartmann
Mireille Delunsch (soprano
Eric Huchet (tenor)
Tomis­lav Lavoie (baritone)
Tijl Faveyts (bass)
27 December 2015
2.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Bryan Hymel 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
27 December 2015
6.00pm
Benvenuto Cellini

(Weimar version)

Opernhaus, Bonn, Germany
Theater Bonn
Opernchor und Statisterie des Theater Bonn
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
conductor: Stefan Blunier
chorus master: Marco Medved
production and choreography: Laura Scozzi
set design: Barbara de Limburg
costume: Jean Jacques Delmotte
cast –
Benvenuto Cellini: Mirko Roschkowski
Giacomo Balducci: Martin Tzonev
Teresa: Anna Princeva
Fieramosca: Csaba Szegedi
Papst Clemens VII.:Rolf Broman
Bernardino: Daniel Johannes Pannermayr
Innkeeper: Johannes Mertes
Ascanio: Martha Wryk
29 December 2015
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust

stage performance

supertitles in French and English
Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France
Orchestre et Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor: Philippe Jordan
chorus master: José Luis Basso
stage design: Alvis Hermanis
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Costumes: Christine Neumeister
Marguerite: Sophie Koch
Faust: Bryan Hymel 
Méphistophélès: Bryn Terfel
Brander: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Voix céleste: Sophie Claisse
31 December 2015
6.00pm
Je vais le voir
(Héro’s aria, from Béatrice et Bénédict)

Concert devoted to the music of several composers on themes from works of William Shakespeare
Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
conductor: Michael Francis

November 2015   January 2016

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