Archive of performances of Berlioz’s music around the world
Classified by date
Year 2003 (August)
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Classified by date
Year 2003 (August)
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The table below lists the performances in chronological order.
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August
| 4 August 2003 | Messe solennelle |
Palacio de Festivales, sala Argenta, Santander, Spain Chœur et Orchestre philharmonique de Cluj conductor: Jean-Paul Penin |
| 5 August 2003 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Chasse royale et Orage (from Les Troyens) |
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen |
| 6 August 2003 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain
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Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR conductor: Gerd Albrecht |
| 6 August 2003 | Rêverie et Caprice Symphonie fantastique (Liszt transcription) |
Abbaye de Valmagne,
cloître, Villeveyrac, France Coryne Aime (violin) Hugues de Nolly (piano) |
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8 August 2003 6.00pm
dress rehearsal open |
Les Nuits d’été
Aspen Music Festival |
Aspen Festival, Benedict
Music Tent, Aspen, USA Aspen Chamber Symphony conductor: Hugh Wolff Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano) |
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7 August 2003 8.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique Chasse royale et Orage (from Les Troyens) |
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood,
California, USA Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen |
| 9 August 2003 7.00pm Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 |
Harold en Italie
BBC Proms 2003 |
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier Lawrence Power (viola) |
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9 August 2003 8.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain | Waterford, Connecticut, USA The Connecticut Orchestra conductor: Larry Rachlef |
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9 August 2003 8.00pm
pre-concert talk at 7.00 |
Harold en Italie
Ravinia Festival |
Pavilion, Highland Park, Illinois,
USA Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor: Christoph Eschenbach Kim Kashkashian (viola) |
| 10 August 2003 7.30pm |
La Belle Isabeau La Captive Matin La Mort d’Ophélie Les Nuits d’été Zaïde L’Enfance du Christ (Trio) |
Abbaye de Valmagne,
cloître, Villeveyrac, France Nadia Yermani (mezzo-soprano) Jean Martin (piano) Thierry and Géraldine Scotto (flute) Héloïse Dautry (harp) |
| 10 August 2003 9.30pm |
Les Nuits d’été Symphonie fantastique |
Cour d’honneur du Palais princier,
Monaco Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo conductor: Marek Janowski Véronique Gens (soprano) |
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11 August 2003 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict
sung in French with English dialogue Aspen Music Festival |
Aspen Opera Theater Center,
Wheeler Opera House Aspen, Colorado, USA Sinfonia conductor: Michael Stern director: Edward Berkeley Melina Pineda (Béatrice), Philippe Castagner (Bénédict) Haewon Moon (Héro), Gabriela Garcia (Ursule) Weston Hurt (Claudio), Peter McGillivray (Don Pedro) Bruno Cormier (Somarone) |
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12 August 2003 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique Chasse royale et orage (from Les Troyens) Edinburgh International Festival |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen |
| 13 August 2003 7.30pm |
Melodies | Kleines Festspielhaus, Salzburg,
Austria Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Jeff Cohen (piano) |
| 14 August
2003 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict
sung in French with English dialogue Aspen Music Festival |
Aspen Opera Theater Center,
Wheeler Opera House Aspen, Colorado, USA Sinfonia conductor: Michael Stern director: Edward Berkeley Melina Pineda (Béatrice), Philippe Castagner (Bénédict) Haewon Moon (Héro), Gabriela Garcia (Ursule) Weston Hurt (Claudio), Peter McGillivray (Don Pedro) Bruno Cormier (Somarone) |
| 14 August 2003 8.00pm
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Le Freyschütz
Weber/Berlioz
American premiere of the version |
Pavilion, Ravinia Festival, Ravinia, USA Sinfonietta Cracovia, Apollo Chorus of Chicago conductor: Christoph Eschenbach director: Michael Halberstam Vinson Cole (Max), Michaela Kaune (Agathe) Marlis Petersen (Annette), Phillip Ens (Hermit) Nathaniel Webster (Ottokar), Nathan Gunn (Kilian) Michael Halberstam (Samiel), Robert Pomakov (Kouno) |
| 15 August 2003 7.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Grant Park Music Festival |
Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Carlos Kalmar chorus master: Christopher Bell Jennifer Larmore (soprano) William Powers (bass-baritone) |
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16 August 2003 7.00pm |
Béatrice et Bénédict
sung in French with English dialogue Aspen Music Festival |
Aspen Opera Theater Center, Wheeler Opera House Aspen, Colorado, USA Sinfonia conductor: Michael Stern director: Edward Berkeley Melina Pineda (Béatrice), Philippe Castagner (Bénédict) Haewon Moon (Héro), Gabriela Garcia (Ursule) Weston Hurt (Claudio), Peter McGillivray (Don Pedro) Bruno Cormier (Somarone) |
| 16 August 2003 7.30pm |
La Damnation de Faust
Grant Park Music Festival |
Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus conductor: Carlos Kalmar chorus master: Christopher Bell Jennifer Larmore (soprano) William Powers (bass-baritone) |
| 17 August 2003 4.00pm
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Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem)
Aspen Music Festival |
Aspen Festival, Benedict
Music Tent, Aspen Aspen Festival Orchestra Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus conductor: David Zinman choral director: Duain Wolfe |
| 17 August 2003 5.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique
Ravinia Music Festival |
Pavilion, Highland Park, Illinois, USA Ravinia Festival Orchestra conductor: David Alan Miller |
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17 August 2003 7.00pm
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Benvenuto Cellini
Weimar version
concert performance |
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig conductor: Roger Norrington Bruce ford (Cellini), Laura Claycomb (Teresa) Monica Groop (Ascanio) Christopher Maltman (Fieramosca) Franz Hawlata (Giacomo Balducci) Ralf Lukas (Cardinal Salviati) Johannes Chum (Francesco) |
| 18 August 2003 8.00pm |
La Mort de Cléopâtre | Kleines Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria Radio Symphonieorchester Wien conductor: Bertrand de Billy Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano) |
| 19 August 2003 8.15pm |
La Mort de Clépâtre Symphonie fantastique |
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest conductor: Valery Gergiev Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) |
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19 August 2003
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Benvenuto Cellini
Weimar version
concert performance |
Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig conductor: Roger Norrington chorus master: Howard Arman Bruce Ford (Cellini), Laura Claycomb (Teresa) Monica Groop (Ascanio), Christopher Maltman (Fieramosca) Franz Hawlata (Giacomo Balducci) Ralf Lukas (Cardinal Salviati), Johannes Chum (Francesco) Reinhard Mayr (Bernardino), Ekkehard Wagner (Cabaretier) Matthias Hoffmann (Pompeo), Ekkehard Vogler (Officier) |
| 20 August 2003 7.30pm |
La Mort de Cléopâtre
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Royal Albert Hall, London, UK Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Valery Gergiev Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano) |
| 20 August 2003 9.00pm |
Pedagogic concert around and based
on Roméo et Juliette
Festival Berlioz |
Les Halles, La Côte Saint André,
France Ensemble Carpe Diem Chorale du Collège Jongkind et du Lycée Berlioz de La Côte Saint André Chorale du Collège et du Lycée de la Cité Scolaire Internationale de Grenoble |
| 21 August 2003 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique BBC Proms 2003 |
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Valery Gergiev |
| 21 August 2003 9.00pm |
Berlioz: L’Émoi à la folie
Musical and literary journey around |
Les Halles, La Côte Saint André,
France Chœur Départemental Berlioz chorus master: Luc Denoux |
| 22 August 2003 9.00pm |
Harold en Italie Te Deum
a co-production with the Festival de la chaise Dieu |
La Basilique, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume,
Aar, France Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra National Academy of Kiev Choir "Dumka" conductor: Mykola Dyadura Anna Butriy (viola) Alexander Djatschenko (tenor) |
| 22 August 2003 9.00pm
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Overture Le Roi Lear
Festival Berlioz |
Les Halles, La Côte Saint-André, France Orchestre du Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon conductor: Peter Csaba |
| 23 August 2003 8.30pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict
Tanglewood Music Festival |
Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox, USA Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor: Sir Neville Mariner |
| 23 August 2003 9.00pm |
Te Deum
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Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André, France Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra National Academy of Kiev Choir "Dumka" conductor: Mykola Dyadura chorus master: Evgueni Savtchouk soloist: Alexandre Dyatchenko (tenor) |
| 23 August 2003 9.00pm |
Chasse royale et orage (Les
Troyens) Festival de Musique La Chaise-Dieu |
Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon conductor: Emmanuel Krivine |
| 24 August 2003 9.00pm |
Chasse royale et orage (Les
Troyens)
Festival Berlioz |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André, France Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon conductor: Emmanuel Krivine |
| 24 August 2003 9.00pm |
Te Deum
Festival de musique de La Chaise-Dieu |
Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra National Academy of Kiev Choir "Dumka" conductor: Mykola Dyadura chorus master: Evgueni Savtchouk Alexandre Dyatchenko (tenor) |
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25 August 2003 3.00pm: Acts 1, 2 7.00pm: Acts 3, 4, 5
Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 |
Les Troyens
BBC Proms 2003 |
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Sir Colin Davis Ben Heppner (Aeneas), Petra Lang (Cassandra) William Dazeley (Corebus), Tigran Martirossian (Panthus) Clive Bayley (Priam), Victoria Simmonds (Ascanius) Jonathan Lemalu (Ghost of Hector) Anna Burford (Hecuba), Bülent Bezdüz (Helenus) Michelle DeYoung (Dido), Sara Mingardo (Anna) Robert Lloyd (Narbal), Kenneth Tarver (Iopas) Toby Spence (Hylas), Mark Stone (Greek Captain) Leigh Melrose (a young Trojan soldier/Mercury) Darren Jeffrey (first Trojan sentry) Roderick Earle (second Trojan sentry) |
| 25 August 2003 8.15pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest conductor: Thierry Fischer Véronique Gens (mezzo-soprano) |
| 25 August 2003 9.00pm |
La Mort d’Orphée
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Les Halles, La Côte Saint-André, France Orchestre Berlioz conductor: Eric Villevière Françoise Masset (soprano) |
| 25 August 2003 9.00pm |
Overture Le Carnaval romain
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Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Mykola Dyadyura |
| 26 August 2003 4.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique (Liszt’s piano transcription) Festival Berlioz |
The Church, La Côte Saint-André, France Giovanni Bellucci (piano) |
| 26 August 2003 9.00pm |
Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Festival Berlioz |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André, France Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon conductor: Lawrence Foster |
| 27 August 2003 2.15pm |
Symphonie fantastique Roméo et Juliette (excerpts) Festival de musique de La Chaise-Dieu |
Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Mykola Dyadyura |
| 27 August 2003 9.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts (Requiem)
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Théâtre Antique, Vienne, France Orchestre National de Lille Pražský filharmonický sbor conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus Yves Saelens (tenor) |
| 28 August 2003 4.00pm |
Berlioz en Italie:
Overture Le Carnaval romain Festival Berlioz |
The Church, La Côte Saint-André, France Ensemble Carpe Diem conductor: Jean-Pierre Arnaud |
| 28 August 2003 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique
Ravinia Music Festival |
Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Basil Twist’s underwater puppet show set to Berlioz’s music |
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28 August2003 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Denève Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) |
| 29 August 2003 7.30pm |
Symphonie fantastique
Ravinia Music Festival |
Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Basil Twist’s underwater puppet show set to Berlioz’s music |
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29 August2003 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Denève Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) |
| 29 August 2003 9.00pm |
Berlioz: Programme centred around the
"Grand
Traité
d’instrumentation et d’orchestration
modernes":
Marche hongroise and ‘Évocation’ And works by Gluck, Beethoven, Weber Festival Berlioz |
Château Louis XI, La Côte Saint-André, France Orchestre national de Lyon conductor: David Robertson |
| 29 August 2003 9.00pm |
Grande Messe des morts
(Requiem)
La Chaise-Dieu Music Festival |
Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra National Academy of Kiev Choir "Dumka" Ensemble de cuivres Guy Touvron Ensemble de percussions Akroma conductor: Mykola Dyadyura chorus master: Yevhen Savchuk tenor soloist was not announced |
| 30 August 2003 11.30am |
Harold en Italie | Carl Nielsen Salen, Odense, Denmark Odense Symfoniorkester conductor: Dmitri Slobodeniouk Luminita Marin (viola) |
| 30 August 2003 1.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique
Ravinia Music Festival |
Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Basil Twist’s underwater puppet show set to Berlioz’s music |
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30 August 2003 3.00pm: Acts 1, 2 |
Les Troyens
concert performance |
Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK |
|
30 August 2003 8.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été | Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conductor: Stéphane Denève Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) |
| 30 August 2003 8.15pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands Radio Symfonie Orkest conductor: Marc Soustrot |
| 30 August 2003 9.00pm |
Les Nuits d’été
Festival Berlioz |
Les Halles, La Côte Saint-André, France Ensemble Orchestral de Paris conductor: John Nelson Véronique Gens (soprano) |
| 30 August 2003 9.00pm |
Harold en Italie
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Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Mykola Dyadyura Yuri Bashmet (viola) |
| 30 August 2003 | Le Carnaval romain |
Palacio de Festivales, sala Argenta, Santander, Spain DR Radiosymfoniorkestret conductor: Yuri Temirkanov |
| 30 August 2003 | Morceaux pour l’orgue mélodium
d’Alexandre (Pieces for Alexandre’s melodium organ) Trio pour 2 flûtes et harpe Other works by Berlioz and |
L’Église, Voreppe, Isère, France
The melodium pieces were played on the Cavaillé-Coll organ, built
in 1854 for the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, Voreppe is 15 km from Grenoble and about |
| 31 August 2003 1.00pm |
Symphonie fantastique
Ravinia Music Festival |
Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Basil Twist’s underwater puppet show set to Berlioz’s music |
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31 August 2003 5.00pm |
Messe solennelle
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Jesuitenkirche, Lucerne, Switzerland Mozart-Ensemble Luzern Chor und Orchester des Collegium Musicum Luzern conductor: Alois Koch Madelaine Wibom (soprano) Silvan Müller (tenor), Michel Brodard (baritone) |
| 31 August 2003 9.00pm |
Grande Messe des mort (Requiem)
La Chaise-Dieu Music Festival |
Abbatiale, La Chaise-Dieu, France Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra National Academy of Kiev Choir "Dumka" Ensemble de cuivres Guy Touvron Ensemble de percussions Akroma conductor: Mykola Dyadyura chorus master: Yevhen Savchuk tenor soloist was not announced |
| 31 August 2003 9.00pm |
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Festival Berlioz |
Les Halles, La Côte Saint-André, France Ensemble Orchestral de Paris conductor: John Nelson |
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