Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
The table below lists the performances in chronological order.
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2 July 2008 7.30pm |
“Romeo and Juliet” Ballet set to Berlioz’ Roméo et Juliette |
New Vic Theatre, Newcastle- under-Lyme, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James |
2 July 2008 9.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été Musique Festiv’en Entre deux Mers 7th edition |
Château des Ducs d’Épernon, Cadillac, France
No other information available |
2 July 2008 9.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Independence Day celebration |
Public Square, Cleveland, USA Cleveland Orchestra conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero |
4 July 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
The King’s Hall, Ilkley, UK Leeds Symphony Orchestra conductor: Martin Binks |
5 July 2008 7.00pm |
Le Roi des aulnes (Erlkönig)
Schubert; arr. Berlioz |
Main Hall, Suntory Hall, Tokyo,
Japan Tokyo Symphony Orchestra conductor: Seikyo Kim Setsuko Takemoto (mezzo-soprano) |
5 July 2008 7.30pm |
“Romeo and Juliet” Ballet set to Berlioz’ Roméo et Juliette |
Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James |
5 July 2008 8.00pm Pre-Rehearsal talk at 9.30am: Les Troyens Open Rehearsal at 10.30am: Les Troyens (excerpts) |
Les Troyens: Acts: I and II: La Prise de Troie French with English subtitles Opening Night – Tanglewood Festival |
The Shed,
Tanglewood, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA Boston Symphony Orchestra Tanglewood Festival Chorus conductor: James Levine chorus conductor: John Oliver cast: Marcus Haddock, tenor (Aeneas) Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano (Cassandra) Dwayne Croft, baritone, (Chorebus) Clayton Brainerd, bass-baritone (Pantheus) Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano (Ascanius) Jane Bunnell, mezzo-soprano (Hecuba) Ronald Naldi, tenor (Helenus) David Kravitz, baritone (Trojan soldier) Gustav Andreassen, bass (ghost of Hector) Kirk Eichelberger, bass (Greek captain) |
6 July 2008 2.30pm |
Les Troyens: Acts III, IV and VI: Les Troyens à Carthage Tanglewood Festival |
The Shed,
Tanglewood, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA Boston Symphony Orchestra Tanglewood Festival Chorus conductor: James Levine chorus conductor: John Oliver cast: Marcus Haddock, tenor (Aeneas) Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Dido) Kristinn Sigmundsson, bass (Narbal) Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano (Ascanius) Christin-Marie Hill, mezzo-soprano (Anna) Philippe Castagner, tenor (Hylas) Clayton Brainerd, bass-baritone (Pantheus) Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano (ghost of Cassandra) Dwayne Croft, baritone, (ghost of Chorebus) David Kravitz, baritone and Kirk Eichelberger, bass (Trojan sentries) Gustav Andreassen, bass (ghost of Hector and the god Mercury) |
6 July 2008 4.00pm |
Villanelle Le spectre de la rose Sur les lagunes L’Absence (from Les Nuits d’été) D’amour l’ardente flamme... (from La Damnation de Faust) Festival du Vexin |
Église Saint-Sulpice, Heudicourt, France Soumaya Hallak (soprano) Philippe Riga (piano) |
6 July 2008 8.00pm |
“Romeo and Juliet” Ballet set to Berlioz’ Roméo et Juliette |
The Regal Theatre, Minehead, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James |
7 July 2008 1.00pm Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 |
Villanelle Le Spectre de la Rose (from Les Nuits d’été) BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert |
Wigmore Hall, London, UK Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) |
10 July 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Bramwell Tovey |
11 July 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Australia West Australian Symphony Orchestra conductor: Oleg Caetani |
12 July 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Australia West Australian Symphony Orchestra conductor: Oleg Caetani |
12 July 2008 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été Serenadenkonzert |
Innenhof der
Basilika, Weingarten, Germany Oberschwäbische Kammerorchester conductor: Michael Wieder Anna Haase (mezzo-soprano) alternative venue in case of rain: Hall of the Pädagogischen Hochschule |
13 July 2008 11.00am |
Overture Le Roi Lear | Liederhalle, Beethovensaal,
Stuttgart, Germany Staatsorchester Stuttgart conductor: Michael Schonwandt |
13 July 2008 7.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été Serenadenkonzert |
Festsaal der
Freien Waldorfschule, Wangen, Germany Oberschwäbische Kammerorchester conductor: Michael Wieder |
13 July 2008 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été
(excerpts) Elora Summer Festival 2008 |
Gambrel Barn, Elora, Ontario, Canada Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Brian Zeger (piano) |
13 July 2008 8.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été Musikwochen Millstatt 2008 [Millstatt Music Week 2008] |
Stiftskirche, Millstatt, Austria Jungen Philharmonie Wien conductor: Michael Lessky Sophie Marilley (mezzo-soprano) |
14 July 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Roi Lear | Liederhalle, Beethovensaal,
Stuttgart, Germany Staatsorchester Stuttgart conductor: Michael Schonwandt |
17 July 2008 2.00pm |
“Romeo and Juliet” Ballet set to Berlioz’ Roméo et Juliette |
Buxton Opera House, Buxton, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James |
17 July 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Colorado Music Festival |
Chautauqua Auditorium,, Boulder, CO, USA Colorado Music Festival Orchestra conductor: Larry Rachleff |
17 July 2008 7.30pm |
Orchestral excerpts from operas (unspecified) Orchestras in the Park: Opera Under the Stars |
LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, Canada National Arts Centre Orchestra conductor: Alain Trudel |
17 July 2008 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été
(excerpts) Festival de Lanaudière |
Église de Saint-Zénon, Saint-Zénon, Canada Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano) Louis Dominique Roy (piano) |
17 July 2008 8.00pm |
Marche hongroise
(from La Damnation de Faust) Symphonie fantastique |
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, USA The Philadelphia Orchestra conductor: Bramwell Tovey |
18 July 2008 7.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été River Concert Series - Simple and Beautiful |
Townhouse Green, St. Mary’s
College of Maryland, Maryland, USA Chesapeake Orchestra conductor: Jeffrey Silberschlag Susan Narucki (soprano) |
18 July 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Colorado Music Festival |
Chautauqua Auditorium,, Boulder, CO, USA Colorado Music Festival Orchestra conductor: Larry Rachleff |
18 July 2008 9.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été Festival Messiaen au Pays de la Meije |
Eglise Notre Dame de l’Assomption,
La Grave, France Mireille Delunsch (soprano) Michel Béroff (piano) |
19 July 2008 6.00pm Performance Prelude at 5.00pm by Marc Shulgold, music critic for the Rocky Mountain News |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival |
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, USA New York Philharmonic conductor: Alan Gilbert |
20 July 2008 5.00pm |
Prière du Matin Festival international de musique sacrée de l’abbaye de Sylvanes |
Abbatiale de Sylvanès, Sylvanès,
France Les Solistes de Lyon director: Bernard Tétu |
20 July 2008 7.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Symphonie fantastique |
Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA Cleveland Orchestra conductor: Andris Nelsons |
25 July 2008 8.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été |
Salle Polyvalente, Noyers, France Gosha Kowalinska (soprano) Natacha Medvedeva (piano) |
26 July 2008 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Sapporo Concert Hall, Kitara, Japan Pacific Music Festival Orchestra conductor: Fabio Luisi |
28 July 2008 6.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Musée des Beaux Arts, Nancy,
France Aline Martin (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Phillipe Navarre (piano) |
29 July 2008 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | The Symphony Hall, Osaka, Japan Pacific Music Festival Orchestra conductor: Fabio Luisi |
31 July 2008 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Main Hall, Suntory Hall, Tokyo,
Japan Pacific Music Festival Orchestra conductor: Fabio Luisi |
31 July 2008 9.00pm |
L’Invitation à la valse Weber, arr. Berlioz |
Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Osesp) conductor: Carlos Moreno |
31 July 2008 | Overture Le Carnaval romain Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon |
Opéra Berlioz-Le Corum,
Montpellier, France Orchestre National de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon conductor: Michael Schønwandt |