Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
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1 November 2008 2.30pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
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1 November 2008 8.00pm pre-performance talk by Alain Perroux at 6.45 Live broadcast on RSR-Espace 2 Read a review of this performance by Christian Wasselin (in French) |
La Damnation de Faust (staged production) Part of the Grand Théâtre de Genève’s La trilogie du diable [The trilogy of the devil]: «La Damnation de Faust» «Der Freischütz» «Les contes d’Hoffmann» |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœur du Grand Théâtre Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique de Genève conductor: John Nelson set design: Olivier Py decors and costumes: Pierre-André Weitz Elina Garanca (Marguerite) Paul Groves (Faust) Willard White (Méphistophélès) René Schirrer (Brander) |
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1 November 2008 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust |
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Chorus conductor: Charles Dutoit chorus director: Duain Wolfe Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano) Gregory Kunde (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Jonathan Lemalu (bass) |
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1 November 2008 8.00pm concert prelude at 7.00 |
Symphonie fantastique |
Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, USA Omaha Symphony conductor: Thomas Wilkins |
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1 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, USA Charlotte Symphony conductor: Thierry Fischer |
| 1 November 2008 | Benvenuto Cellini
New production |
Staatstheater Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany Staatstheater Nürnberg Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Guido Johannes Rumstadt Chorus master: Edgar Hykel producer and choreographer: Laura Scozzi sets: Barbara de Limburg cast: Benvenuto Cellini: Christopher Lincoln / Jean-Francis Monvoisin Giacomo Balducci: Rainer Zaun Fieramosca: Melih Tepretmez Teresa: Hrachuhí Bassénz Ascanio: Jordanka Milkova / Anna Alàs i Jové Pape Clément VII Guido Jentjens Francesco: Kalle Koiso-Kanttila Bernardino: Vladislav Solodyagin Pompeo: Jeong-Kyu Kim |
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2 November 2008 11.00am |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Konzertsaal, Landesmusikakdemie
NRW, Heek-Nienborg, Germany Studioorchester of the Bundes Deutscher Liebhaberorchester NRW conductor: Tilo Lehmann |
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2 November 2008 11.00am |
Overture Le Corsaire | Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal,
Hamburg, Germany NDR Sinfonieorchester conductor: Andris Nelsons |
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2 November 2008 |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Brown Theater,
Wortham Theater Center, Houston, USA Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra conductor: Michael Hofstetter director: Robin Tebbutt Joyce DiDonato (Béatrice), Norman Reinhardt (Bénédict) Ailish Tynan (Hero), Leann Sandel-Pantaleo (Ursule) Ryan McKinny (Don Pedro), Liam Bonner (Claudio) Donald Maxwell (Somarone) |
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2 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK Royal Scottish National Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Denève |
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2 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer Saal,
Vienna, Austria Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
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3 November 2008 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Phönix-Halle, Mainz, Germany Junge Orchester der Großregion joined by student musicians from France, Belgium, L:uzembourg, Saarland and Mainzer Hochschule für Musik conductor: Guy van Waas Hélène Bernardy (soprano) |
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3 November 2008 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 7.00 in Kleinen Saal |
Overture Le Corsaire | Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal,
Hamburg, Germany NDR Sinfonieorchester conductor: Andris Nelsons |
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3 November 2008 9.15pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Verdi Hall, Milan Conservatoire, Milan,
Italy Filarmonica della Scala conductor: Daniel Barenboim |
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4 November 2008 11.00am see below for performances |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, Open dressed rehearsal |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
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4 November 2008 8.00pm pre-performance talk by Alain Perroux at 6.45 |
La Damnation de Faust (staged production) Part of the Grand Théâtre de Genève’s La trilogie du diable [The trilogy of the devil]: «La Damnation de Faust» «Der Freischütz» «Les contes d’Hoffmann» |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœur du Grand Théâtre Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique de Genève conductor: John Nelson set design: Olivier Py decors and costumes: Pierre-André Weitz Elina Garanca (Marguerite) Paul Groves (Faust) Willard White (Méphistophélès) René Schirrer (Brander) |
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4 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Filarmonica della Scala conductor: Daniel Barenboim |
| 4 November 2008 | Benvenuto Cellini
New production |
Staatstheater Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany Staatstheater Nürnberg Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Guido Johannes Rumstadt Chorus master: Edgar Hykel producer and choreographer: Laura Scozzi sets: Barbara de Limburg cast: Benvenuto Cellini: Christopher Lincoln / Jean-Francis Monvoisin Giacomo Balducci: Rainer Zaun Fieramosca: Melih Tepretmez Teresa: Hrachuhí Bassénz Ascanio: Jordanka Milkova / Anna Alàs i Jové Pape Clément VII Guido Jentjens Francesco: Kalle Koiso-Kanttila Bernardino: Vladislav Solodyagin Pompeo: Jeong-Kyu Kim |
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5 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Filarmonica della Scala conductor: Daniel Barenboim |
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5 November 2008 9.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire Symphonie fantastique |
Teatro Comunale, Modena, Italy Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
| 6 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Rudolfinum, Dvořákova síň [Dvorák Hall], Prague, Czech Republic Česká filharmonie conductor: Manfred Honeck |
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6 November 2008 8.00pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
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6 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Filarmonica della Scala conductor: Daniel Barenboim |
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6 November 2008 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 6.45pm |
Roméo et Juliette |
Herkulessaal
der Residenz, Munich, Germany Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks conductor: Riccardo Muti Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano) Pavol Breslik (tenor) Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) |
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6 November 2008 8.00pm concert prelude at 7.00pm in Hayes Hall |
Symphonie fantastique The Romantic Ideal |
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL, USA Naples Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Jorge Mester |
| 7 November 2008 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique | Main Hall, Suntory Hall, Tokyo,
Japan Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Kazumasa Watanabe |
| 7 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain |
Rudolfinum, Dvořákova síň [Dvorák Hall], Prague, Czech Republic Česká filharmonie conductor: Manfred Honeck |
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7 November 2008 8.00pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
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7 November 2008 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 6.45pm |
Roméo et Juliette |
Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich, Germany Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks conductor: Riccardo Muti Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano) Pavol Breslik (tenor) Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) |
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7 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique The Romantic Ideal |
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL, USA Naples Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Jorge Mester |
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7 November 2008 8.00pm Read a review of this performance by Michael Miller |
La Damnation de Faust Staged production, in collaboration with Ex Machina This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
| 7 November 2008 8.30pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Weber; Berlioz version |
Théâtre Granit, Belfort,
Territoire de Belfort, France Ensemble Arcanes Ensemble Instrumental de Belfort conductor: Jean-Michel Montornès stage manager: Laure Donzé costumes: Coline Vergez Marie Kalinine (Orphée) Ariane Wohlhuter (Eurydice) Martine Barbe (Amour) |
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8 November 2008 11.30am |
Journée du diable en musique [Day of the devil in music] (see also below) |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland |
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8 November 2008 7.30pm |
Songs (unspecified) (probably Les Nuits d’été) «The Five Seasons» |
Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer Saal,
Vienna, Austria Jessye Norman (soprano) Mark Markham (piano) |
| 8 November 2008 7.30pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Weber; Berlioz version |
Théâtre Granit, Belfort,
Territoire de Belfort, France Ensemble Arcanes Ensemble Instrumental de Belfort conductor: Jean-Michel Montornès stage manager: Laure Donzé costumes: Coline Vergez Marie Kalinine (Orphée) Ariane Wohlhuter (Eurydice) Martine Barbe (Amour) |
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8 November 2008 |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Brown Theater,
Wortham Theater Center, Houston, USA Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra conductor: Michael Hofstetter director: Robin Tebbutt Joyce DiDonato (Béatrice), Norman Reinhardt (Bénédict) Ailish Tynan (Hero), Leann Sandel-Pantaleo (Ursule) Ryan McKinny (Don Pedro), Liam Bonner (Claudio) Donald Maxwell (Somarone) |
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8 November 2008 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie |
Victoria Hall, Sheffield, UK Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Ewa Strusinska Robin Ireland (viola) |
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8 November 2008 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie |
Townley Grammar School, Bexleyheath, London, UK Sidcup Symphony Orchestra conductor: James Ross Don Ehrlich (viola) |
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8 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique The Romantic Ideal |
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL, USA Naples Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Jorge Mester |
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8 November 2008 8.00pm pre-performance talk by Alain Perroux at 6.45 |
La Damnation de Faust (staged production) Part of the Grand Théâtre de Genève’s La trilogie du diable [The trilogy of the devil]: «La Damnation de Faust» «Der Freischütz» «Les contes d’Hoffmann» |
Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Chœur du Grand Théâtre Chœur Orpheus de Sofia Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique de Genève conductor: John Nelson set design: Olivier Py decors and costumes: Pierre-André Weitz Elina Garanca (Marguerite) Paul Groves (Faust) Willard White (Méphistophélès) René Schirrer (Brander) |
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8 November 2008 8.00pm |
Le Ballet des Ombres Wild Things |
Samueli Theater, Costa Mesa, CA, USA John Alexander Singers (Pacific Chorale’s professional chamber choir) conductor: John Alexander |
| 8 November 2008 8.30pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) | Mille club, Waldhambach, Alsace,
France L’Harmonie de Waldhambach director: Rémy Geyer |
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9 November 2008 5.00pm |
Le Ballet des Ombres Wild Things |
Samueli Theater, Costa Mesa, CA, USA John Alexander Singers (Pacific Chorale’s professional chamber choir) conductor: John Alexander |
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10 November 2008 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique (one movement only, unspecified) Big Ideas |
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, USA Chicago Sinfonietta conductor: Leslie B. Dunner |
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10 November 2008 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
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11 November 2008 7.30pm |
Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) |
Musikverein, Großer
Saal, Vienna, Austria Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien Wiener Singakademie conductor: Bertrand de Billy Yann Beuron (tenor) |
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12 November 2008 7.30pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
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12 November 2008 |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Brown Theater,
Wortham Theater Center, Houston, USA Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra conductor: Michael Hofstetter director: Robin Tebbutt Joyce DiDonato (Béatrice), Norman Reinhardt (Bénédict) Ailish Tynan (Hero), Leann Sandel-Pantaleo (Ursule) Ryan McKinny (Don Pedro), Liam Bonner (Claudio) Donald Maxwell (Somarone) |
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12 November 2008 8.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, USA CIM Opera Theater (director: David Bamberger) The CIM Orchestra conductor: Harry Davidson stage manager: David Bamberger Chelsea Coyne (Béatrice), Hee Chang Shin ( Bénédict) Ann Coffman (Hero), Ann Anderson (Ursule) John Gray Watson (Somaron), Robert Pierce (Claudio) Richard Ollarsaba (Don Pedro) |
| 13 November 2008 7.00pm |
Songs (unspecified) The Five Seasons |
Philharmonic Hall, Krakow, Poland Jessye Norman (soprano) Mark Markham (piano) |
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13 November 2008 7.30pm Recorded for broadcast on Radio Österreich 1 (Radio Austria 1) on 23 November at 10.00am |
Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) |
Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer
Saal, Vienna, Austria Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien Wiener Singakademie conductor: Bertrand de Billy Yann Beuron (tenor) |
| 13 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Lionel Bringuier |
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13 November 2008 8.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, USA CIM Opera Theater (director: David Bamberger) The CIM Orchestra conductor: Harry Davidson stage manager: David Bamberger Chelsea Coyne (Béatrice), Hee Chang Shin ( Bénédict) Ann Coffman (Hero), Ann Anderson (Ursule) John Gray Watson (Somaron), Robert Pierce (Claudio) Richard Ollarsaba (Don Pedro) |
| 13 November 2008 | Benvenuto Cellini
New production |
Staatstheater Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany Staatstheater Nürnberg Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Guido Johannes Rumstadt Chorus master: Edgar Hykel producer and choreographer: Laura Scozzi sets: Barbara de Limburg cast: Benvenuto Cellini: Christopher Lincoln / Jean-Francis Monvoisin Giacomo Balducci: Rainer Zaun Fieramosca: Melih Tepretmez Teresa: Hrachuhí Bassénz Ascanio: Jordanka Milkova / Anna Alàs i Jové Pape Clément VII Guido Jentjens Francesco: Kalle Koiso-Kanttila Bernardino: Vladislav Solodyagin Pompeo: Jeong-Kyu Kim |
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14 November 2008 7.30pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Stiwt Theatre, Wrexham, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
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14 November 2008 |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Brown Theater,
Wortham Theater Center, Houston, USA Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra conductor: Michael Hofstetter director: Robin Tebbutt Joyce DiDonato (Béatrice), Norman Reinhardt (Bénédict) Ailish Tynan (Hero), Leann Sandel-Pantaleo (Ursule) Ryan McKinny (Don Pedro), Liam Bonner (Claudio) Donald Maxwell (Somarone) |
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14 November 2008 8.00pm |
Marche hongroise
(from La Damnation de Faust) Le spectre de la rose (from Les Nuits d’été) Adieu, fière cité... Dido’s aria and recitative (from Les Troyens) Special Concert In aid of FAI – Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano |
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London conductor: Vladimir Spivakov Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano) |
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14 November 2008 8.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, USA CIM Opera Theater (director: David Bamberger) The CIM Orchestra conductor: Harry Davidson stage manager: David Bamberger Chelsea Coyne (Béatrice), Hee Chang Shin ( Bénédict) Ann Coffman (Hero), Ann Anderson (Ursule) John Gray Watson (Somaron), Robert Pierce (Claudio) Richard Ollarsaba (Don Pedro) |
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14 November 2008 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
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14 November 2008 8.00pm |
Hymne des Marseillais (La Marseillaise) Overture to Les Francs-juges Chasse royale et orage (from Les Troyens) |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Master Chorale conductor: Thomas Adès Mary Nessinger (mezzo-soprano) |
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15 November 2008 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
St John Fisher High School, Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK North Staffs Symphony Orchestra conductor: Peter Stallworthy |
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15 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire |
King James’ School, Knaresborough,
UK Leeds Symphony Orchestra conductor: Martin Binks |
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15 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Brent Symphony Orchestra Charity Concert |
St John’s Wood Church, London, UK Brent Symphony Orchestra conductor: Levon Parikian |
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15 November 2008 8.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict |
Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, USA CIM Opera Theater (director: David Bamberger) The CIM Orchestra conductor: Harry Davidson stage manager: David Bamberger Chelsea Coyne (Béatrice), Hee Chang Shin ( Bénédict) Ann Coffman (Hero), Ann Anderson (Ursule) John Gray Watson (Somaron), Robert Pierce (Claudio) Richard Ollarsaba (Don Pedro) |
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15 November 2008 8.00pm |
Hymne des Marseillais
(La Marseillaise) Overture to Les Francs-juges Chasse royale et orage (from Les Troyens) |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Master Chorale conductor: Thomas Adès Mary Nessinger (mezzo-soprano) |
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15 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra conductor: Allan R Scott |
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15 November 2008 8.30pm “Get together with Gianandrea Noseda” at 7.45 |
Harold en Italie | Teatro Reggio Torino, Turin, Italy Orchestra del Regio conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Danilo Rossi (viola) |
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16 November 2008 2.00pm |
Hymne des Marseillais
(La Marseillaise) Overture to Les Francs-juges Chasse royale et orage (from Les Troyens) |
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Master Chorale conductor: Thomas Adès Mary Nessinger (mezzo-soprano) |
| 16 November 2008 3.00pm |
Choral works (unspecified) Ode à Bacchus |
Salle des fêtes de Vertheuil,
Vertheuil, Magny-en-Vexin, France Ariana-Médoc de Moulis Vocal Ensemble Sarabande de La Force en Dordogne Vocal Ensemble conductor: René Rey |
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18 November 2008 8.00pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
| 19 November 2008 8.00pm Recorded for broadcast on France Musique on 31 December at 2.30pm Read a review of this performance by Christian Wasselin (in French) |
Cléopâtre | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées,
Paris, France Ensemble Orchestral de Paris conductor: John Nelson Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano) |
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19 November 2008 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) | St. Johanniskirche, Lüneburger,
Germany Johanniskantorei Lüneburg St.-Marien-Kantorei Uelzen Mitglieder der Hamburger Sinfoniker conductor: Erik Matz Jörg Brückner (tenor) |
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21 November 2008 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) | St.-Marien-Kirche, Uelzen, Germany Johanniskantorei Lüneburg St.-Marien-Kantorei Uelzen Mitglieder der Hamburger Sinfoniker conductor: Erik Matz Jörg Brückner (tenor) |
| 21 November 2008 8.30pm |
Hymne des Marseillais
(La Marseillaise) Also included in the programme: La Marche du sacre, by Berlioz’s teacher Jean-François Le Sueur Concerts to celebrate the bicentenary of the creation of the Département of Tarn-et-Garonne |
Théâtre Olympe de Gouges,
Montauban, France Orchestre de la cité d’Ingres conductor: Jean-Louis Fusis Chorus and soloists not announced |
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22 November 2008 1.00pm Live broadcast from the Met stage into select movie theatres in the US and abroad |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
| 22 November 2008 4.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris,
France Orchestre d’harmonie de la Garde républicaine Orchestre Pasdeloup conductor: Wolfgang |
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22 November 2008 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie |
St Martin’s Church, Ealing,
London, UK Ealing Symphony Orchestra conductor: John Gibbons Juliet Jopling (viola) |
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22 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire |
Great Hall, The Grammar School at Leeds, Leeds, UK Leeds Symphony Orchestra conductor: Martin Binks |
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22 November 2008 8.00pm pre-concert discussion one hour before concert |
Overture Le Corsaire |
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, FL, USA Southwest Florida Symphony conductor: Michael Hall |
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22 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA BYU Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Kory Katseanes |
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22 November 2008 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie |
Grosser Saal, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble conductor: Marc Minkowski Antoine Tamestit (on a Stradivarius viola) |
| 22 November 2008 8.30pm |
Hymne des Marseillais
(La Marseillaise)
(Also included in the programme: La Marche du sacre, by Berlioz’s teacher Jean-François Le Sueur Concerts to celebrate the bicentenary of the creation of the Département of Tarn-et-Garonne |
Théâtre Olympe de Gouges,
Montauban, France Orchestre de la cité d’Ingres conductor: Jean-Louis Fusis Chorus and soloists not announced |
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23 November 2008 2.30pm pre-concert discussion one hour before concert |
Overture Le Corsaire |
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, FL, USA Southwest Florida Symphony conductor: Michael Hall |
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23 November 2008 5.00pm |
La Mort d’Ophélie |
Frick Collection, New York, USA Cora Burggraaf (mezzo-soprano Jonathan Kelly (piano) |
| 23 November 2008 6.30pm Read a review of this performance by Christian Wasselin (in French) |
Harold en Italie Cléopâtre Berlioz en fastes |
Galerie des Batailles, Château de
Versailles, Versaille, France Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble conductor: Marc Minkowski Antoine Tamestit (on a Stradivarius viola) Sylvie Brunet (soprano) |
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23 November 2008 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Moody Gardens Hotel – Ballroom, Galveston, Texas, USA Galveston Symphony Orchestra conductor: Richard W. Pickar |
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23 November 2008 7.30pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Castle Hall, Hertford, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
| 23 November 2008 | Benvenuto Cellini
New production |
Staatstheater Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany Staatstheater Nürnberg Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Guido Johannes Rumstadt Chorus master: Edgar Hykel producer and choreographer: Laura Scozzi sets: Barbara de Limburg cast: Benvenuto Cellini: Christopher Lincoln / Jean-Francis Monvoisin Giacomo Balducci: Rainer Zaun Fieramosca: Melih Tepretmez Teresa: Hrachuhí Bassénz Ascanio: Jordanka Milkova / Anna Alàs i Jové Pape Clément VII Guido Jentjens Francesco: Kalle Koiso-Kanttila Bernardino: Vladislav Solodyagin Pompeo: Jeong-Kyu Kim |
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25 November 2008 8.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
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26 November 2008 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie |
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, USA Minnesota Orchestra conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier Thomas Turner (viola) |
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27 November 2008 7.30pm |
Romeo and Juliet Ballet set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Georgian Theatre, Richmond, UK Independent Ballet Wales artistic director: Darius James principal dancers: Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton |
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28 November 2008 1.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, USA Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor: Seiji Ozawa |
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28 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Corsaire |
St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales,
UK Orchestra Europa conductor: Vasily Petrenko |
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28 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center, Milwaukee, USA Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conductor: Nicholas McGegan |
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28 November 2008 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie |
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, USA Minnesota Orchestra conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier Thomas Turner (viola) |
| 28 November 2008 8.30pm |
Symphone fantastique |
Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Orquesta filarmonica de Gran Canaria conductor: Pedro Halffter |
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28 November 2008 9.00pm |
Work unspecified
(probably the Trio from L’Enfance du Christ) |
Auditorium, Maccagno, Italy Ecoensemble Trio: Morena Mestieri (flute) Chiara Sedini (oboe) Anna Bellagamba (piano) |
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29 November 2008 12.30pm Live broadcast on several radio stations around the world |
La Damnation de Faust
Staged production, This new production was reconceived for the Metropolitan Opera and is based on a co-production of the Saito Kinen Festival and the Opéra National de Paris |
Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA The Metropolitan Opera conductor: James Levine production: Robert Lepage set design: Carl Fillion costume design: Karin Erskine lighting design: Sonoyo Nishikawa choreography: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier video design: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet Marguerite: Susan Graham Faust: Marcello Giordani Méphistophélès: John Relyea |
| 29 November 2008 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester conductor: Daniel Harding |
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29 November 2008 5.00pm |
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (from L’Enfance du Christ) Advent Concert |
Heilig Kreuz Kirche , Bad Kreuznach, Germany Orchester "Sinfonietta" Chöre "Vivace", "Cantabile" conductor: Birgit Ensminger-Busse |
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29 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict |
Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, UK BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Simon Wright |
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29 November 2008 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Les Nuits d’été Soirée Française |
All Saints Church, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UK Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Peter J Williams Sylvie Bedouelle (mezzo soprano) |
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29 November 2008 7.45pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
All Saints Church, London, UK Dulwich Symphony Orchestra conductor: Julian Williamson |
| 29 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Romantisme à la française |
Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson, Trois-Rivières, Canada Orchestre symphonique de Québec conductor: Yoav Talmi |
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29 November 2008 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center, Milwaukee, USA Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conductor: Nicholas McGegan |
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29 November 2008 8.00pm |
Harold en Italie |
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, USA Minnesota Orchestra conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier Thomas Turner (viola) |
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29 November 2008 8.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique |
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, USA Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor: Seiji Ozawa |
| 29 November 2008 | Symphonie fantastique |
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina Orquesta del Teatro Argentino conductor: Guillermo Figueroa |
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30 November 2008 4.00pm |
Works unspecified A charity concert |
St. Joseph Kirche, Alzey, Germany Mainzer Kammerorchester conductor not announced |
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30 November 2008 5.00pm |
Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (from L’Enfance du Christ) Advent Concert |
Heilig Kreuz Kirche , Bad Kreuznach, Germany Orchester "Sinfonietta" Chöre "Vivace", "Cantabile" conductor: Birgit Ensminger-Busse |
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30 November 2008 7.00pm |
L’Enfance du Christ |
Basilika St. Aposteln, Köln (Cologne), Germany Bochumer Symphoniker Oratorienchor Köln e. V conductor: Andreas Meisner Mechthild Georg (mezzo-soprano) Victor Schiering (tenor) Vinzenz Haab (bass) Se-Jong Chang (bass) |
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