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1 June 2003 11.00am |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Harold en Italie Homage to Berlioz on his bicentenary |
Staatstheater, Großes Haus, Darmstadt,
Germany Orchester des Staatstheaters Darmstadt conductor: Raoul Grüneis Isabelle van Keulen (viola) |
2 June 2003 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie Overture Le Carnaval romain Homage to Berlioz on his bicentenary |
Staatstheater, Großes Haus,
Darmstadt,
Germany Orchester des Staatstheaters Darmstadt conductor: Raoul Grüneis Isabelle van Keulen (viola) |
2 June 2003 | Roméo et Juliette
Stars of the White Nights Festival |
Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Valery Gergiev |
2 June 2003 | Messe solennelle Berlioz bicentenary concert |
(venue not announced), San Sebastian, Bilbao, Spain Orfeón Donostiarra Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi conductor: Cristian Mandeal |
2 June 2003 | Messe solennelle | De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands Choir from Collegium Musicum of the RWTH Aachen Krashna Musica Orchestra from Technical University Delft conductor and soloists not announced |
3 June 2003 7.00pm |
Les Troyens
(Acts III, IV and V) (see January and February for acts I, II) sung in English (Hugh Macdonald’s translation) |
Coliseum, London, UK The English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Paul Daniel Susan Parry (Dido), John Daszak (Aeneas) Anna Burford (Anna), Victoria Simmonds (Ascanius) Colin Lee (Iopas), Clive Bayley (Narbal) Iain Paterson (Pantheus) Toby Stafford-Allen (First Trojan Soldier) Graeme Danby (Second Trojan Soldier) Hylas (not announced) |
3 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture Le Roi Lear |
Maison de la Culture, Clermont-Ferrand, France Orchestre d’Auvergne Orchestre lyrique Région Avignon Provence conductor: François-Xavier Bilger |
3 June 2003 | Messe solennelle Berlioz bicentenary concert |
(venue not announced), San Sebastian, Bilbao, Spain Orfeón Donostiarra Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi conductor: Cristian Mandeal |
5 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture Le Roi Lear | Opéra-Théâtre, Avignon, France Orchestre lyrique de région Avignon-Provence conductor: Arie van Beek |
5 June 2003 | Messe solennelle Berlioz bicentenary concert |
(venue not announced), Pampelune, Bilbao, Spain Orfeón Donostiarra Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi conductor: Cristian Mandeal |
6 June 2003 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, Canada Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conductor: Bramwell Tovey |
6 June 2003 8.30pm |
Grande Messe des morts
(Requiem) Opening Concert of the 65th Festival de Musique at Strasbourg “Berlioz and the Romantic Century” |
Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, France Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, London Philharmonia Chorus Slovak Philharmonic Choir of Bratislava conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig Thomas Cooley (tenor) |
6 June 2003 | Messe solennelle Berlioz bicentenary concert |
(venue not announced), Vitoria, Bilbao, Spain Orfeón Donostiarra Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi conductor: Cristian Mandeal |
7 June 2003 6.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette |
Auditorio di Via della Conciliazione, Rome, Italy Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conductor: Myung-Whun Chung Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano) Stefano Secco (tenor) Gilles Cachemaille (bass-baritone) |
7 June 2003 7.00pm |
Les Troyens
(Acts III, IV and V) (see January and February for acts I, II) sung in English (Hugh Macdonald’s translation) |
Coliseum, London, UK The English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Paul Daniel Susan Parry (Dido), John Daszak (Aeneas) Anna Burford (Anna), Victoria Simmonds (Ascanius) Colin Lee (Iopas), Clive Bayley (Narbal) Iain Paterson (Pantheus) Toby Stafford-Allen (First Trojan Soldier) Graeme Danby (Second Trojan Soldier) Hylas (not announced) |
7 June 2003 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts
(Requiem) Stars of the White Nights Festival |
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Mariinsky Theatre Chorus conductor: Valery Gergiev tenor soloist not announced |
7 June 2003 8.30pm |
Grande Messe des morts
(Requiem) 65th Festival de Musique at Strasbourg “Berlioz and the Romantic Century” |
Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, France Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, London Philharmonia Chorus Slovak Philharmonic Choir of Bratislava conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig Thomas Cooley (tenor) |
9 June 2003 9.00pm |
Roméo et Juliette |
Auditorio di Via della Conciliazione, Rome, Italy Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conductor: Myung-Whun Chung Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano) Stefano Secco (tenor) Gilles Cachemaille (bass-baritone) |
10 June 2003 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette |
Auditorio di Via della Conciliazione, Rome, Italy Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conductor: Myung-Whun Chung Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano) Stefano Secco (tenor) Gilles Cachemaille (bass-baritone) |
10 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, USA San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Donald Runnicles director: Jürgen Rose general director: Pamela Rosenberg soloists: David Kuebler (Faust) Angela Denoke (Marguerite) Kristinn Sigmundsson (Méphistophélès) Gregory Stapp (Brander) Production based on Munich State Opera, reconstructed by San Francisco Opera; production team: Runnicles, Langhoff, Rose, Berman, Bauer |
11 June 2003 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | The Guildhall, Plymouth, UK Plymouth Symphony Orchestra conductor: Anne Kimber |
11 June 2003 8.00pm |
Le Ballet des ombres Sarah la baigneuse Sur les lagunes choral arrangement by C. Gottwald |
Théâtre Mogador, Paris, France Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris chorus masters: Didier Bouture and Geoffroy Jourdain François Chaplin (piano) |
11 June 2003 8.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été 65th Festival de Musique at Strasbourg “Berlioz and the Romantic Century” |
Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des
Congrès, Strasbourg, France Véronique Gens (soprano) Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) |
12 June 2003 7.15pm pre-concert talk at 6.00-6.30 |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds, UK Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North conductor: Frédéric Chaslin Rafael Rojas (Faust) Alastair Miles (Méphistophélès) Lilli Paasikivi (Marguerite) Paul Gibson (Brander) |
12 June 2003 | Overture Carnaval romain Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare |
Cathédrale Saint-Etienne,
Toulouse, France Orchestre symphonique des universités de Toulouse Chœur des universités de Toulouse conductor not announced |
13 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
14 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust (excerpts): Ballet des sylphes Le Roi de Thulé Menuet des follets D’amour, l’ardente flamme Marche hongroise |
Music Centre, Dutch
Broadcasting Company, Hilversum, Netherlands The Dutch amateur orchestra "Musica Instrumentalis" in cooperation with the German amateur orchestra "Orchester der Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen" conductor: Eberhard Baeumler Barbara Cramm-van Buren (mezzo-soprano) |
13 June 2003 8.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette (orchestral excerpts) 65th Festival de Musique at Strasbourg “Berlioz and the Romantic Century” |
Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des
Congrès, Strasbourg, France Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo conductor: Marek Janowski |
14 June 2003 7.00pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Dieu! Que viens-je d’entendre? (from Béatrice et Bénédict) Karlsruher Musiktage 2003 |
Neues Forum, Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe,
Germany Collegium musicum of the University Barbara Beren (soprano) conductor: Hubert Heitz |
14 June 2003 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris,
France Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conductor: Myung-Whun Chung |
14 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House,
San Francisco, USA San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Donald Runnicles director: Jürgen Rose general director: Pamela Rosenberg David Kuebler (Faust) Angela Denoke (Marguerite) Kristinn Sigmundsson (Méphistophélès) Gregory Stapp (Brander) Production based on Munich State Opera, reconstructed by San Francisco Opera; production team: Runnicles, Langhoff, Rose, Berman, Bauer |
14 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini 65th Festival de Musique at Strasbourg “Berlioz and the Romantic Century” |
Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des
Congrès, Strasbourg, France Staatsphiharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer |
14 June 2003 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Théâtre, Longjumeau, France Orchestre national d’Île-de-France conductor: Juraj Valcuha |
14 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini | Palais de la Musique, Strasbourg,
France Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer |
14 June 2003 | Symphonie fantastique |
Grand Hall, Philharmonie, St. Petersburg, Russia St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Yan-Pascal Tortelier |
15 June 2003 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
The Great Hall, Dartington, UK Plymouth Symphony Orchestra conductor: Anne Kimber |
16 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
17 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House,
San Francisco, USA San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Donald Runnicles director: Jürgen Rose general director: Pamela Rosenberg David Kuebler (Faust) Angela Denoke (Marguerite) Kristinn Sigmundsson (Méphistophélès) Gregory Stapp (Brander) Production based on Munich State Opera, reconstructed by San Francisco Opera; production team: Runnicles, Langhoff, Rose, Berman, Bauer |
18 June 2003 7.15pm pre-concert talk at 6.00-6.30 |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds, UK Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North conductor: Frédéric Chaslin Rafael Rojas (Faust) Alastair Miles (Méphistophélès) Lilli Paasikivi (Marguerite ) Paul Gibson (Brander) |
18 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
18 June 2003 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Teatro Lirico, Cagliari, Italy Orchestra del Teatro Lirico conductor: Georges Prêtre |
19 June 2003 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Teatro Lirico, Cagliari, Italy Orchestra del Teatro Lirico conductor: Georges Prêtre |
19 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture Carnaval romain | Salle Poirel, Nancy, France Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing |
19 June 2003 8.30pm |
La Mort d’Ophélie (from Tristia)
Zaïde La Captive Le Roi de Thulé (from La Damnation de Faust) Premiers transports (from Roméo et Juliette) Le Jeune pâtre breton La Belle Isabeau Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano) Henri Demarquette (cello) Jérôme Ducros (piano) |
20 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
20 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House,
San Francisco, USA San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Donald Runnicles director: Jürgen Rose general director: Pamela Rosenberg David Kuebler (Faust) Angela Denoke (Marguerite) Kristinn Sigmundsson (Méphistophélès) Gregory Stapp (Brander) Production based on Munich State Opera, reconstructed by San Francisco Opera; production team: Runnicles, Langhoff, Rose, Berman, Bauer |
20 June 2003 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie | Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris conductor: James Conlon Pierre Lenert (viola) |
20 June 2003 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie Chant du 9 Thermidor Le Cinq Mai Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d’Hamlet (Tristia) Convoi funèbre de Juliette (Roméo et Juliette) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la
Sorbonne, Paris, France UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Chœur de Paris-Sorbonne conductor: D Kern Holoman chorus master: Denis Rouger Ellen Ruth Rose (viola) David Newman (baritone) |
20 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Salle Poirel, Nancy, France Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing |
20 June 2003 9.00pm |
“Mystères et Merveilles de L’Enfance du
Christ” [“Mysteries and Marvels of L’Enfance du Christ”] a semi-staged production |
Église Notre-Dame, Auvers-sur-Oise, France Ensemble Carpe Diem conductor: Jean-Pierre Arnaud staging: Béatrice Jacobs Christian Fromont (récitant) Françoise Masset (soprano) Alain Buet (baritone) |
21 June 2003 10.00am Read a review of this performance by Pierre Panet (in French) |
Overture Le Carnaval romain, La Damnation de Faust (excerpts) Béatrice et Benédicte (excerpts) Les Troyens (excerpts) Hymne des Marseillais (La Marseillaise) Méditation religieuse (from Tristia) La Mort d’Ophélie (from Tristia) Fête de la musique Berlioz Bicentenary open air concert |
The space in front of the Hotel de Ville,
Paris Orchestre d’Harmonie du Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (conductor: François Carry) La Musique des Gardiens de la Paix (conductor: Philippe Ferro) Orchestre symphonique du Conservatoire supérieur de Paris (conductor: Pierre-Michel Durand) A chorus of 2500 children |
21 June 2003 10.00am |
Overture
Le Carnaval romain Sara la baigneuse Huit Scènes de Faust (excerpts) Les Nuits d’été (excerpts) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la
Sorbonne, Paris, France Chœur de Collèges de l’Académie de Créteil Chœur et Orchestre de Paris-Sorbonne conductor: Jacques Grimbert chorus master: Denis Rouger Virginie Besson (soprano) Sara Beucler (piano) Marie-Thérèse Keller (mezzo-soprano) concert reserved for 1000 school pupils of the City of Paris |
21 June 2003 3.00pm |
Menuet des follets (from
La Damnation de Faust) Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Scène d’amour (from Roméo et Juliette) Tristia (excerpt) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la
Sorbonne, Paris, France Chorales Scholaires de l’Académie de Paris (650 performers) Orchestre du Département de Préparation aux Metiers d’Orchestre du Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR) conductor: Pierre-Michel Durand |
21 June 2003 4.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été (for soprano and tenor) Béatrice et Bénédict (excerpts) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano) Jean Delescluse (tenor) Sylvie Lechevalier (piano) |
21 June 2003 5.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique (Liszt transcription) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Marija Aupy (piano) |
21 June 2003 6.00pm |
Teresa’s Aria (from
Benvenuto Cellini) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la
Sorbonne, Paris, France Ensemble Instrumental L’Astrée Kareen Durand (soprano) |
21 June 2003 7.00pm |
Marche au supplice (from
Symphonie
fantastique) Marche des pèlerins (from Harold en Italie) Le Chasseur danois Sur les lagunes Marche marocaine Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, Paris, France UC Davis Symphony Orchestra conductor: D Kern Holoman Ellen Ruth Rose (viola) David Newman (baritone) |
21 June 2003 7.15pm pre-concert talk at 6.00-6.30 |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds, UK Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North conductor: Frédéric Chaslin Rafael Rojas (Faust) Alastair Miles (Méphistophélès) Lilli Paasikivi (Marguerite ) Paul Gibson (Brander) |
21 June 2003 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Le Quartz, Brest, France Plymouth Symphony Orchestra conductor: Anne Kimber |
21 June 2003 | L’Arrivée à Saïs, scène III
: Épilogue (from L’Enfance du Christ) “Les Romantiques fascinés par la Renaissance” |
Abbaye, Ambronay, France Solistes de Lyon - Bernard Tétu Ensemble Gilles Binchois conductor: Bernard Tétu chorus master: Dominique Vellard tenor soloist not announced |
22 June 2003 2.00pm |
Bénédiction, Serment (from
Benvenuto
Cellini) (Liszt transcription) Overture Le Carnaval romain (Pixis transcription) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Irène and Yvonne Bugod (two pianos) |
22 June 2003 3.00pm |
Symphonie funèbre et triomphale Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, Paris,
France Orchestre à Vent de Doullens conductor: Marc Lefebvre |
22 June 2003 3.00pm |
Harold en Italie Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d’Hamlet (from Tristia) La Mort d’Ophélie (fromTristia) La Belle Voyageuse Adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille (from L’Enfance du Christ) Offertoire (from Grande Messe de Morts) O Salutaris (from Messe solennelle) |
Collégiale Notre-Dame,
Mantes-la-Jolie, France UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Ensemble vocal féminin de l’ENM de Mantes en Yvelines Chœur de Paris-Sorbonne conductor: D Kern Holoman chorus master: Thibault Lam-Quang soloist: Ellen Ruth Rose (viola) |
22 June 2003 4.00pm |
Rêverie et Caprice Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Marie Cantagrill (violin) Véronique Bracco (piano) |
22 June 2003 5.00pm |
Le Ballet des Ombres L’Origine de la Harpe (from Irlande) La Mort d’Ophélie Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Ensemble vocal et instrumental "Camerata Saint-Louis" with piano, harp and oboe conductor: Georges Guillard |
22 June 2003 5.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Théâtre, Namur, Belgium Orchestre national de Lille conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus |
22 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
22 June 2003 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été (excerpts): L’île inconnue Sur les lagunes Le Spectre de la rose Karlsruher Musiktage 2003 |
Stephanssaal, Karlsruhe, Germany Singers and pianists from Hartmut Höll - Mitsuko Schirai’s Singing Class, Karlsruhe University |
22 June 2003 | Symphonie fantastique (excerpts) | Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh,
USA North Carolina Symphony conductor not announced |
23 June 2003 6.00pm |
5 Romances Sérénade de Méphistophélès (from Huit scènes de Faust) Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne, Paris, France Duo Spinos (period guitar) Jean Delescluse (tenor) |
23 June 2003 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Nouveau Siècle, Lille, France Orchestre national de Lille conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus |
24 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
24 June 2003 8.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Huit Scènes de Faust Sara la baigneuse Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare Festival Musique en Sorbonne Berlioz et ses contemporains |
Grand Amphithéâtre de la
Sorbonne, Paris, France Chœur et Orchestre de Paris-Sorbonne Chœur d’enfants des Collèges de l’Académie de Créteil conductor: Jacques Grimbert chorus master: Denis Rouger Marie-Thérèse Keller (mezzo-soprano) Jean Delescluse (tenor) Patrice Berger (baritone) |
25 June 2003 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Nouveau Siècle, Lille, France Orchestre national de Lille conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus |
25 June 2003 8.30pm |
Harold en Italie Marche au supplice (from Symphonie fantastique) Le Chasseur danois Sur les lagunes Marche marocaine Marche hongroise (fromLa Damnation de Faust) |
Centre Culturel Aragon, Oyannax (near Lyon),
France UC Davis Symphony Orchestra conductor: D Kern Holoman soloist: Ellen Ruth Rose (viola) |
25 June 2003 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique 65th Festival de Musique at Strasbourg 2003 “Berlioz and the Romantic Century” |
Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des
Congrès, Strasbourg, France Munich Philharmonic conductor: James Levine |
26 June 2003 7.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House,
San Francisco, USA San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Donald Runnicles director: Jürgen Rose general director: Pamela Rosenberg David Kuebler (Faust) Angela Denoke (Marguerite) Kristinn Sigmundsson (Méphistophélès) Gregory Stapp (Brander) Production based on Munich State Opera, reconstructed by San Francisco Opera; production team: Runnicles, Langhoff, Rose, Berman, Bauer |
26 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
a new staged production |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœurs du Grand Théâtre de Genève Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique conductor: Patrick Davin staging: Olivier Py decor and costume: Pierre-André Weitz Katarina Karnéus (Marguerite), Jonas Kaufmann (Faust) José Van Dam (Méphistophélès), Frédéric Caton (Brander) |
26 June 2003 evening |
La Damnation de Faust Stars of the White Nights Festival |
Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Gianandrea Noseda soloists not announced |
26 June 2003 | Symphonie fantastique | Salle Jehan Le Maire des Belges, Bavay, France Orchestre national de Lille conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus |
26 June 2003 | Overture Carnaval romain Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare |
Chateau de “Pélop”,
near Montesquieu Volvestre, France Orchestre symphonique des universités de Toulouse Chœur des universités de Toulouse conductor not announced |
27 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust | Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany Städtischer Musikverein zu Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Symphoniker conductor: John Fiore Donald Kaasch (Faust) José van Dam (Méphistophélès) Philip Skinner (Brander) Kristina Hammarström (Marguerite) |
27 June 2003 8.30pm |
Marche au supplice (from Symphonie fantastique) La Belle Voyageuse La Captive Sur les lagunes Le Chasseur danois Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Zaïde Marche troyenne (from Les Troyens) |
Salle des Concerts de l’Ancien Conservatoire, Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique, Paris, France UC Davis Symphony Orchestra conductor: D Kern Holoman Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano) David Newman (baritone) |
27 June 2003 | Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict | Abbatiale, Saint-Chef, France Ensemble orchestral de l’Isère conductor: Nathalie Marin |
28 June 2003 12.00noon |
Roméo et Juliette Berlioz Bicentenary concert |
Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Centro Universitario,
Mexico City, Mexico Orquesta Filarmónica de la Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México Coro de la Universidad Veracruzana conductor: Zuohuang Chen chorus master: Daniel Hazan Dante Lorenzo Alcalá (tenor) Carla López Speziale (mezzo-soprano), Fernand Bernadi (bass) |
28 June 2003 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Te Deum RSO Frankfurt eröffnet das Rheingau Musik Festival |
Basilika, Eberbach Kloster, Germany Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt Český filharmonický sbor Brno conductor: Hugh Wolff Fabrice Dalis (tenor) |
28 June 2003 9.45pm |
Overture Carnaval romain Messe solennelle |
Théâtre Antique, Arles, France Ensemble Vocal d’Arles Chœur Domitla, of Goult in Vaucluse Département L’Ensemble Amadeus, of Fos-sur-Mer Orchestre du Roy René, formed by musicians from Opéra d’Avignon and Opéra de Marseille conductor: Bernard Viti Karine Magneto (soprano) Gérard Tussau (tenor), Thierry Delaroche (bass-baritone) |
28 June 2003 |
Overture Carnaval romain Messe Solennelle Berlioz Bicentenary concert |
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Grenoble, France Dauphinelle, Charmant Som (altogether 130 choristers) Orchestra composed of 55 musicians (professors of the conservatoire and music schools of Grenoble region) conductor: André Chamberod Claire Delgado Boge (soprano) Jérôme Varnier (bass) Jean Delescluse (tenor) |
29 June 2003 11.00am |
La Damnation de Faust | Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany Städtischer Musikverein zu Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Symphoniker conductor: John Fiore Donald Kaasch (Faust) José van Dam (Méphistophélès) Philip Skinner (Brander), Kristina Hammarström (Marguerite) |
29 June 2003 12.00noon |
Roméo et Juliette Berlioz Bicentenary concert |
Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Centro Universitario,
Mexico City, Mexico Orquesta Filarmónica de la Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México Coro de la Universidad Veracruzana conductor: Zuohuang Chen chorus master: Daniel Hazan Dante Lorenzo Alcalá (tenor) Carla López Speziale (mezzo-soprano) Fernand Bernadi (bass) |
29 June 2003 2.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
staged performance |
San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House,
San Francisco, USA San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Donald Runnicles director: Jürgen Rose general director: Pamela Rosenberg David Kuebler (Faust) Angela Denoke (Marguerite) Kristinn Sigmundsson (Méphistophélès) Gregory Stapp (Brander) Production based on Munich State Opera, reconstructed by San Francisco Opera; production team: Runnicles, Langhoff, Rose, Berman, Bauer |
29 June 2003 4.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Les Troyens (excerpts): Lamento for Les Troyens à Carthage Ballet music Chasse royale et Orage Marche troyenne Herold en Italie The 200th Anniversary of Berlioz’s Birth ‘Special Concert-An Artist’s Life’ |
Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South
Korea Prime Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Kerry Stratton Oh Sun-hwa (viola) |
29 June 2003 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Te Deum RSO Frankfurt eröffnet das Rheingau Musik Festival |
Basilika, Eberbach Kloster, Germany Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt Český filharmonický sbor Brno conductor: Hugh Wolff Fabrice Dalis (tenor) |
29 June 2003 8.00pm |
Te Deum Karlsruher Musiktage 2003 |
Kirchengemeinde St. Stephan, Karlsruhe, Germany Chor St. Stephan Badischen Staatstheaters Kammerphilharmonie Karlsruhe conductor: Andreas Schröde Klaus Schneider (tenor) |
29 June 2003 |
Overture Carnaval romain Messe Solennelle Berlioz Bicentenary concert |
Basilique du Sacre-Cœur, Grenoble, France Dauphinelle, Charmant Som (altogether 130 choristers) Orchestra composed of 55 musicians (professors of the conservatoire and music schools of Grenoble region) conductor: André Chamberod Claire Delgado Boge (soprano) Jérôme Varnier (bass) Jean Delescluse (tenor) |
30 June 2003 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust | Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany Städtischer Musikverein zu Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Symphoniker conductor: John Fiore Donald Kaasch (Faust) José van Dam (Méphistophélès) Philip Skinner (Brander) Kristina Hammarström (Marguerite) |