Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
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Year 2016 (August)
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| 1 August 2016 | L’Enfance du Christ St Endellion Summer Festival 2016 |
Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwal, UK Festival Chorus and Orchestra conductor: Martyn Brabbins Frances Bourne (mezzo-soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) |
| 3 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda* director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 4 August 2016 7.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Stora Salen, Stockholm, Sweden Kungliga Filharmonikerna conductor: Robert Treviño Katija Dragojevic (mezzo-soprano) |
| 5 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 6 August 2016 | La Damnation de Faust (excerpts): – Ronde Des paysans – Chant de la fête de Pâques – Voici des roses – Songe de Faust Grande Messe des morts – Rex tremendae majestatis – Sanctus Old Mutual National Choir Festival an annual choral music competition |
Mosaiek Theatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa with participation of various choirs |
| 7 August 2016 11.00am |
Symphonie fantastique | Kulturbühne Ambach, , Großer Saal, Götzis, Austria International Regions Symphony Orchestra conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel |
| 7 August 2016 2.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique The 34th Japan National Music Camp - Summer Concert 2016 |
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan Junior Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Kimbo Ishii |
| 9 August 2016 5.20pm
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Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 10 August 2016 | Les Nuits d’été D’amour l’ardente flamme (from La damnation de Faust) “Je vais mourir…” and “Adieu, fière cité” (from Les Troyens) Macerata Festival |
Teatro Lauro Rossi, Macerata, Italy Veronica Simeoni (mezzo-soprano) Michele D’Elia (pianoforte) |
| 11 August 2016 9.00pm |
Rêverie et Caprice “GOOD FRIENDS!…” Festival Pablo Casals de Prades |
Abbaye Saint-Michel de Cuxa, Codalet (near Prades), France Musicians: Christian Altenburger, Ju-Young Baek, Ulf Wallin, Vladimir Bukač, Bruno Pasquier, Hartmut Rohde, Jérôme Pernoo, François Salque, Niklas Schmidt, Olivier Gardon, Oliver Triendl |
| 12 August 2016 1.10pm |
Zaïde | St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London, UK Emily Kyte (mezzo-soprano) Aaron Burrows (piano) |
| 12 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 13 August 2016 3.00pm |
Les nuits d’été (selections): – Le Spectre de la rose – L’Île inconnue “Virée classique [Classical Spree]” |
Place des Arts, Piano Nobile, Montréal, Canada France Bellemare (soprano) Marie-Ève Scarfone (piano) |
| 13 August 2016 6.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini “Virée classique [Classical Spree]” |
Place des Arts, Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada The National Youth Orchestra of Canada conductor: Ward Stare |
| 13 August 2016 | La Damnation de Faust (excerpts): – Ronde Des paysans – Chant de la fête de Pâques – Voici des roses – Songe de Faust Grande Messe des morts – Rex tremendae majestatis – Sanctus Old Mutual National Choir Festival an annual choral music competition |
Guy Butler Theatre, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa with participation of various choirs |
| 14 August 2016 8.00pm |
Hector Berlioz: “histoire de ma vie [story of my life]” Marche au supplice (from the Fantastique) (Liszt transcription) Declamation of excerpts from Berlioz’s writings accompanied by music Musiques en Écrins |
Église Saint Etienne, Vallouise, France François-René Duchâble (piano) Alain Carré (narrator) |
| 15 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 16 August 2016 7.00pm |
Overture Le Roi Lear BBC Proms 2016 |
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK The Hallé Orchestra conductor: Sir Mark Elder |
| 16 August 2016 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Aspen music Festival |
Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado, USA conductor: Johannes Debus director: Edward Berkeley |
| 17 August 2016 5.30pm |
Harold en Italie Presentation of the Neeme Järvi Prize Gstaad Menuhin Festival |
Gstaad Festival Tent, Gstaad Gstaad Festival Orchestra conductor: a student of the Gstaad Conducting Academy (possibly) Renaud Capuçon (viola) |
| 18 August 2016 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Aspen music Festival |
Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado, USA conductor: Johannes Debus director: Edward Berkeley |
| 18 August 2016 | Roméo et Juliette sung in French with English supertitles Edinburgh International Festival 2016 |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Scottish Chamber Orchestra Tenebrae Consort Edinburgh Festival Chorus conductor: Robin Ticciati chorus caster: Christopher Bell Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) Kenneth Tarver (tenor) John Relyea (bass) |
| 19 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 19 August 2016 6.30pm pre-concert lecture at 5.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust Grant Park Festival 2016 |
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker
Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Carlos Kalmar Allyson McHardy (mezzo-soprano) Jonathan Johnson (tenor) Stephen Hegedus (baritone) Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass) |
| 19 August 2016 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie Les Järvis en Italie Gstaad Menuhin Festival |
Gstaad Festival Tent, Gstaad, Switzerland Gstaad Festival Orchestra conductor: Kristjan or Neeme Järvi Renaud Capuçon (viola) |
| 19 August 2016 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 7.00pm by Dr. Dieter Rexroth |
Symphonie fantastique Young Euro Classic 2016 |
Konzerthaus, Großer Saal, Berlin, Germany Ungdomssymfonikerne conductor: Juanjo Mena |
| 19 August 2016 9.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique arrangement by A. Lavandier for amplified orchestra commissioned by the Festival Berlioz Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château de Sassenage, Sassenage, France Ensemble Le Balcon with participation of Ensemble à Vent de l’Isère, Les Briançonneurs – cors des Alpes, and amateur musicians of the Region conductor: Maxime Pascal |
| 20 August 2016 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Aspen music Festival |
Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado, USA conductor: Johannes Debus director: Edward Berkeley |
| 20 August 2016 7.00pm |
Te Deum | Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Concert Hall, Brisbane, Australia Queensland Youth Symphony Brisbane Chorale The Queensland Choir Brisbane Concert Choir Auckland Choral Voices of Birralee Children’s Choir conductor: John Curro chorus director: Emily Cox Christopher Wrench (organ) Phillip Prendergast (tenor) |
| 20 August 2016 7.30pm pre-concert lecture at 6.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust Grant Park Festival 2016 |
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker
Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Carlos Kalmar Allyson McHardy (mezzo-soprano) Jonathan Johnson (tenor) Stephen Hegedus (baritone) Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass) |
| 20 August 2016 7.30pm |
“Malheureux roi!” (from Les Troyens) “Comment le dédain pourrait-il mourir?” (from Béatrice et Bénédict) Merola Grand Finale |
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA, USA Tara Curtis (mezzo-soprano) Alexandra Schenck (mezzo-soprano) Amitai Pati (tenor) accompanied by a professional orchestra stage director: Aria Umezawa conductor: Rory Macdonald |
| 20 August 2016 9.00pm Read a review of this concert by Pierre-René Serna |
Overture Les Francs-Juges Harold en Italie Les Nuits d’été Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Orchestre Les Siècles conductor: François-Xavier Roth Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Adrien La Marca (viola) |
| 21 August 2016 2.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict | Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed,
Lenox, MA, USA Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor: Andris Nelsons |
| 21 August 2016 4.00pm pre-concert talk at 3.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette (selections, unspecified) Programme also includes Orff’s Carmina burana Aspen Music Festival |
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado, USA Aspen Festival Orchestra Colorado Symphony Chorus conductor: Robert Spano chorus master: Duain Wolfe Amanda Woodbury (soprano) Matthew Plenk (tenor) Noel Bouley (baritone) |
| 21 August 2016 9.00pm Read a review of this concert by Pierre-René Serna |
Roméo et Juliette Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Monteverdi Choir National Youth Choir of Scotland conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor) Laurent Naouri (bariton) |
| 21 August 2016 | La Damnation de Faust (excerpts): – Ronde Des paysans – Chant de la fête de Pâques – Voici des roses – Songe de Faust Grande Messe des morts – Rex tremendae majestatis – Sanctus Old Mutual National Choir Festival an annual choral music competition |
Thabo Moorosi Multi-Purpose Centre, Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa with participation of various choirs |
| 22 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 22 August 2016 7.30pm |
Cléopâtre Lucerne Festival |
Culture and Convention Centre (KKL Luzern), Konzertsaal, Lucerne, Switzerland Luzerner Sinfonieorchester conductor: James Gaffigan Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano) |
| 23 August 2016 9.00pm |
Fleurs des landes orchestrated by M. and A. Herzog commissioned by the Festival Berlioz Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Ensemble Appassionato conductor: Mathieu Herzog Elsa Dreisig (soprano) Vincent Le Texier (bass-baritone) |
| 24 August 2016 9.00pm |
Herminie Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Orchestre des Pays de Savoie conductor: Nicolas Chalvin Isabelle Druet (mezzo-soprano) |
| 25 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 25 August 2016 9.00pm |
La Captive La Belle voyageuse Zaïde Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Orchestre d’Auvergne conductor: Jean-François Heisser Isabelle Druet (mezzo-soprano) |
| 26 August 2016 7.30pm |
Overture Le roi Lear Je vais le voir (from Béatrice et Benedict) |
Kleiner Domhof, Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany North West German Philharmonic conductor: David Marlow Adréana Kraschewski (soprano) |
| 27 August 2016 5.20pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict Glyndeboune Festival 2016 |
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, UK London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Antonello Manacorda director: Laurent Pelly with: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice) Paul Appleby (Bénédict) Héro: Sophie Karthäuser Don Pedro: Frédéric Caton Claudio: Philippe Sly Somarone: Lionel Lhote Ursule: Katarina Bradić |
| 27 August 2016 7.30pm |
Zaïde | Konzerthalle, Bad Salzuflen, Germany Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie conductor: David Marlow Adréana Kraschewski (soprano) |
| 27 August 2016 | La Damnation de Faust (excerpts): – Ronde Des paysans – Chant de la fête de Pâques – Voici des roses – Songe de Faust Grande Messe des morts – Rex tremendae majestatis – Sanctus Old Mutual National Choir Festival an annual choral music competition |
Celebration Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe with participation of various choirs |
| 28 August 2016 8.00pm |
Scène d’amour (from Roméo et Juliette) |
Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands Residentie Orkest conductor: Nicholas Collon |
| 28 August 2016 9.00pm Read a review of this concert by Pierre-René Serna |
Benvenuto Cellini (concert performance) Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne Cologne Opera Chorus conductor: François-Xavier Roth chorus master: Andrew Ollivant Ferdinand von Bothmer (tenor) Vincent Le Texier (bass-baritone) Miljenko Turk (baritone) Nikolay Didenko (bass) John Heuzenroeder (tenor) Lucas Singer (bass) Alexander Fedin (tenor) Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger (baritone) Emily Hindrichs (soprano) Katrin Wundsam (mezzo-soprano) |
| 30 August 2016 8.00pm |
Queen Mab Scherzo (from Roméo et Juliette) Shakespeare at the Bowl |
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Bramwell Tovey |
| 30 August 2016 9.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Festival Berlioz 2016 |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André,
France Orchestre national de Lyon conductor: Marzena Diakun |
| 31 August 2016 8.00pm |
Te Deum Quincena Musical de San Sebastián |
Auditorio Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao Orfeón Donostiarra Orfeón Pamplonés Coro Easo Eskolania eta Araoz Gazte Abesbatza conductor: Víctor Pablo Pérez Christian Elsner (tenor) Thomas Hospital (organ) |
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