Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
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| 1 May 2012 | La Mort d’Ophélie | Sydney Opera House, Studio, Sydney,
Australia Susan Graham ( mezzo-soprano) Malcolm Martineau ( piano) |
| 2 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Iowa Memorial Union, Main Lounge,
Iowa City, IA, USA University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra conductor: William LaRue Jones Katharine Goeldner ( mezzo-soprano) |
| 3 May 2012 7.45pm |
Symphonie fantastique | The Anvil, Basingstoke, UK Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier |
| 3 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Viva Italia |
Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High
School, Southern Pines, USA North Carolina Symphony conductor: William Henry Curry |
| 4 May 2012 12.00noon |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Viva Italia |
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, USA North Carolina Symphony conductor: William Henry Curry |
| 4 May 2012 7.30 pm |
Symphonie fantastique (4th and 5th movements) |
First United Methodist Church,
Portland, USA Portland Columbia Symphony conductor: Huw Edwards |
| 5 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Viva Italia |
Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville
State University, Fayetteville, USA North Carolina Symphony conductor: William Henry Curry |
| 5 May 2012 8.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) | Hilbert Circle Theatre,
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conductor: Eric Stark |
| 5 May 2012 8.00pm |
Songs (unspecified) “Love and Fireworks” |
Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Warner
Theatre, Torrington, CT, USA Torrington Symphony Orchestra conductor: Maurice Steinberg Heather O’Connor (soprano) |
| 15 May 2012 | Overture Le Carnaval romain Marche Troyenne Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d’Hamlet (from Tristia) Roméo et Juliette (orchestral excerpts) “Berlioz and Barzun” concert in honour of Jacques Barzun |
Majestic Theatre, San Antonio,
Texas, USA San Antonio Symphony conductor: Sebastien Lang-Lessing [Note: Jacques Barzun, then 104 years old, attended the concert.] |
| 6 May 2012 3.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique (4th and 5th movements) |
Mt Hood Community College Theatre,
Gresham, Oregon, USA Portland Columbia Symphony conductor: Huw Edwards |
| 6 May 2012 5.00pm |
Works unspecified Concert also includes music by Richard Strauss, Jan van der Roost and Jacob de Haan Konzert der Musikhochschule Waldbröl [Concert of the Music Academy Waldbröl] |
Auditorium, Hollenberg-Gymnasiums
Waldbröl, Waldbröl, Germany The Wind Ensemble of the Orcherstervereins Hilgen conductor: Ingo Thape |
| 7 May 2012 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 8 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Viva Italia |
Memorial Hall, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill North Carolina Symphony conductor: William Henry Curry |
| 9 May 2012 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 9 May 2012 8.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck; Berlioz version (1859), sung in French |
Théâtre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine,
Bordeaux, France Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Bordeaux Chœur de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux conductor: Geoffroy Jourdain with the soloists of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris production: Opéra National de Paris |
| 9 May 2012 8.00pm Präludium [prelude] at: 7.30pm |
Harold en Italie | Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel -
Residenztheater, Munich, Germany Münchner Symphoniker conductor: Georg Schmöhe Hartmut Rohde (viola) |
| 10 May 2012 1.30pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Overture Le Carnaval romain Carnevale |
Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall,
Sydney, Australia Sydney Symphony conductor: David Zinman |
| 10 May 2012 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 10 May 2012 8.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck; Berlioz version (1859), sung in French |
Théâtre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine,
Bordeaux, France Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Bordeaux Chœur de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux conductor: Geoffroy Jourdain with the soloists of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris production: Opéra National de Paris |
| 10 May 2012 8.30pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) | Cathédrale de Chartres, Pays
Chartrain, France 160 musicians and 300 choristers: Grand Chœur du Conservatoire de Chartres with the chorales of Eure-et-Loir Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Chartres with the musicians of Eure-et-Loir Orchestre symphonique de Chartres Orchestre d’Harmonie de Chartres Brass Department of the Conservatoire de Reims conductor: Michel Bienaimé chorus master: Philippe Frémont Fabrice Mantegna (tenor) |
| 11 May 2012 7.45pm pre-concert talk at 6.45: |
Harold en Italie (3rd movement: Sérénade) Liszt transcription for piano and viola “Off You Go to Paris!” May Festival |
Crucible Studio Theatre,
Sheffield, UK Ensemble 360o |
| 11 May 2012 8.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck; Berlioz version (1859), sung in French |
Théâtre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine,
Bordeaux, France Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Bordeaux Chœur de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux conductor: Geoffroy Jourdain with the soloists of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris production: Opéra National de Paris |
| 11 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Overture Le Carnaval romain Carnevale |
Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall,
Sydney, Australia Sydney Symphony conductor: David Zinman |
| 11 May 2012 8.30pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) | Cathédrale de Chartres, Pays
Chartrain, France 160 musicians and 300 choristers: Grand Chœur du Conservatoire de Chartres with the chorales of Eure-et-Loir Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Chartres with the musicians of Eure-et-Loir Orchestre symphonique de Chartres Orchestre d’Harmonie de Chartres Brass Department of the Conservatoire de Reims conductor: Michel Bienaimé chorus master: Philippe Frémont Fabrice Mantegna (tenor) |
| 11 May 2012 8.30pm |
“Berlioz fantazy” The programme includes music by Berlioz improvised by the performers |
Centre culturel Théo Argence,
Saint-Priest, France ARFI (Association à la Recherche d’un Folklore Imaginaire) musicians from the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Saint-Priest |
| 12 May 2012 2.00pm |
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Overture Le Carnaval romain Carnevale |
Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall,
Sydney, Australia Sydney Symphony conductor: David Zinman |
| 12 May 2012 7.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique “Season Finale” |
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church,
Elmhurst, IL, USA Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra conductor: Stephen Alltop |
| 12 May 2012 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 12 May 2012 8.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck; Berlioz version (1859), sung in French |
Théâtre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine,
Bordeaux, France Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Bordeaux Chœur de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux conductor: Geoffroy Jourdain with the soloists of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris production: Opéra National de Paris |
| 12 May 2012 8.00pm concert is recorded for broadcast on France Musique on 28 May |
Symphonie fantastique | Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
| 12 May 2012 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele [ Ludwigsburg Castle Festival] |
Theatersaal, Forum am Schlosspark,
Ludwigsburg, Germany Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele conductor: Christian Muthspiel |
| 12 May 2012 9.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Espace Pierre-Lasserre, Musée
Campanaire, L’Isle-Jourdain, France Société philharmonique de l’Isle-Jourdain conductor: Jean-Louis Salvaire |
| 13 May 2012 2.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 13 May 2012 3.00pm |
Orphée et Eurydice
Gluck; Berlioz version (1859), sung in French |
Théâtre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine,
Bordeaux, France Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Bordeaux Chœur de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux conductor: Geoffroy Jourdain with the soloists of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris production: Opéra National de Paris |
| 13 May 2012 7.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Church of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA Young Players Philharmonic conductor: Ira Kraeme |
| 13 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Theater Pforzheim, Pforzheim,
Germany Badischen Philharmonie Pforzheim conductor: Thomas Dorsch Katja Bördner (soprano) |
| 14 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK Corinthian Chamber Orchestra conductor: Adrian Brown |
| 14 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire “American Orchestras” |
Davies Symphony Hall, San
Francisco, USA New York Philharmonic conductor: Alan Gilbert |
| 14 May 2012 8.00pm pre-concert talk at 7.15 in the Gesellschaftssaal |
Symphonie fantastique | Kasseler Stadthalle, Kassel,
Germany Staatsorchester Kassel conductor: Patrik Ringborg |
| 14 May 2012 8.30pm [see also 15 and 24 May] |
Works unspecified [public rehearsal] “Du Romantisme au Surréalisme” |
Eglise de Soupetard, Toulouse,
France Ensemble Vocal À Contretemps |
| 14 May 2012 9.00pm |
“Roméo et Juliette” Maurice Béjart’s ballet created in 1966 set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Odyssud, Grande Salle, Blagnac,
France Malandain Ballet Biarritz choreography: Thierry Malandain decor and costumes: Jorge Gallardo director, conception and lighting: Jean-Claude Asquié |
| 15 May 2012 7.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain Roméo et Juliette, Deuxième partie:– I. Roméo seul. – Tristesse – Bruits lointains de concert et bal – Grande Fête chez Capulet II. Nuit sereine – Le Jardin de Capulet, silencieux et désert III. Scherzo: La Reine Mab, ou la fée des songes Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d’Hamlet (from Tristia) “Berlioz and Barzun” |
Majestic Theatre, San Antonio,
Texas, USA San Antonio Symphony conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing |
| 15 May 2012 7.30pm This performance will be broadcast live from the Opéra Bastille in over 120 halls in France and Europe, and then a delayed broadcast in over 300 halls around the world. |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 15 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress
Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, USA North Carolina Symphony conductor: William Henry Curry |
| 15 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego,
California, USA New York Philharmonic conductor: Alan Gilbert |
| 15 May 2012 2.14pm (for school pupils) 15 May 2012 9.00pm |
“Roméo et Juliette” Maurice Béjart’s ballet created in 1966 set to Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette |
Odyssud, Grande Salle, Blagnac,
France Malandain Ballet Biarritz choreography: Thierry Malandain decor and costumes: Jorge Gallardo director, conception and lighting: Jean-Claude Asquié |
| 15 May 2012 8.30pm |
Works unspecified “Du Romantisme au Surréalisme” |
Eglise Saint Agne, Ramonville,
France Ensemble Vocal À Contretemps |
| 16 May 2012 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 17 May 2012 7.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 17 May 2012 8.00pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) |
Silva Hall, Hult Center, Eugene,
Oregon, USA Eugene Symphony conductor: Danail Rachev |
| 19 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture Les Francs-juges Symphonie fantastique |
St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth, UK Derby Concert Orchestra conductor: Jonathan Trout |
| 20 May 2012 2.30pm |
Roméo et Juliette: ballet de
l’opéra
2007 Opéra national de Paris production |
Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris Les Etoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Vello Pähn chorus master: Patrick Marie choreography: Sasha Waltz Stéphanie D’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano) Yann Beuron (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 22 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Symphonie fantastique |
St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales,
UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 23 May 2012 8.00pm Direct broadcast on France Musique |
Les Nuits d’été | Opéra Bastille, Paris, France Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris conductor: Philippe Jordan Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano) |
| 23 May 2012 8.00pm |
Villanelle Le Spectre de la Rose Absence L’île inconnue ( from Les Nuits d’été) 30th edition of Festival de l’Epau |
Abbaye de l’Epau–Abbatiale,
Yvré l’Evêque, France Paris Mozart Orchestra conductor: Claire Gibault Delphine Haidan ( mezzo-soprano) presenter: Frédéric Lodéon |
| 24 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Kultur-Casino Bern, Grosser Saal,
Bern, Switzerland Berner Symphonieorchester conductor: Karl-Heinz Steffens Yvonne Naef (mezzo-soprano) |
| 24 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Vogtland Theater Plauen, Große Bühne,
Plauen Philharmonisches Orchester Plauen-Zwickau conductor: GMD Lutz de Veer Nathalie Senf (mezzo-soprano) |
| 24 May 2012 8.30pm |
Works unspecified “Du Romantisme au Surréalisme” |
Chapelle Sainte Anne, Toulouse,
France Ensemble Vocal À Contretemps |
| 25 May 2012 7.30pm (newly built Harpa Concert Hall opened with this performance) |
Roméo et Juliette (first performance in Iceland) Listahátíð í Reykjavík [Reykjavík Arts Festival] |
Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík,
Iceland Iceland Symphony Orchestra choirs: Hljómeyki Kór Áskirkju Söngsveitin Fílharmónía conductor: Ilan Volkov chorus master: Magnús Ragnarsson soloists: Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir (mezzo-soprano) Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) |
| 25 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Vogtland Theater Plauen, Große Bühne,
Plauen, Germany Philharmonisches Orchester Plauen-Zwickau conductor: GMD Lutz de Veer Nathalie Senf (mezzo-soprano) |
| 25 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Kultur-Casino Bern, Grosser Saal,
Bern, Switzerland Berner Symphonieorchester conductor: Karl-Heinz Steffens Yvonne Naef (mezzo-soprano) |
| 25 May 2012 7.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été Songs on a Summer Night: Un Voyage Musical Français Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival |
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,
Fernandina Beach, FL, USA Robert Spano (piano) Jessica Rivera (soprano) |
| 25 May 2012 7.45pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict | The Anvil, Basingstoke, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 25 May 2012 8.00pm |
Un bal (from Symphonie
fantastique) Ballet des Sylphes Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) arranged for organ for four hands Invitation à la danse – Festival la Valse |
Auditorium-Orchestre national de
Lyon, Lyon, France Marie-Ange Leurent (organ) Eric Lebrun (organ) |
| 25 May 2012 8.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Teatro Auditorium Manzoni, Bologna,
Italy Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna conductor: Arturo Tamayo Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano) |
| 26 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Symphonie fantastique |
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 26 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Albert Hall, Nottingham, UK Nottingham Symphony Orchestra conductor: Derek Williams |
| 28 May 2012 11.00am |
Cléopâtre Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele [Salzburg Whitsun Festival] |
Felsenreitschule, Festspielhaus, Salzburg,
Austria Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano) |
| 28 May 2012 8.00pm |
Overture Le Corsaire | Maison Symphonique de Montréa,
Montréal, Québec, Canada Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal conductor: Kent Nagano |
| 29 May 2012 7.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Symphonie fantastique |
Colston Hall, Bristol, UK Philharmonia Orchestra conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy |
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