Forthcoming performances of Berlioz’s music around the world

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Year 2008 (December) 

The table below lists the performances in chronological order. 

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December

2 December 2008
7.30pm
Romeo and Juliet

Ballet set to Berliozs Roméo et Juliette

Leatherhead Theatre, Leatherhead, UK
Independent Ballet Wales
artistic director: Darius James
principal dancers: 
Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton

Further information: http://www.welshballet.co.uk/tour.htm

3 December 2008
7.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Lighthouse, Poole, UK
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Kirill Karabits
4 December 2008
7.30pm
Romeo and Juliet

Ballet set to Berliozs Roméo et Juliette

The Brindley, Runcorn, UK
Independent Ballet Wales
artistic director: Darius James
principal dancers: 
Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton

Further information: http://www.welshballet.co.uk/tour.htm

4 December 2008
8.00pm
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/TBA
production: Robert Lepage
set designer: Carl Fillion
costume designer: Karin Erskine
lighting designer: Sonoyo Nishikawa
choreographers: Johanne Madore and Alain Gautier
video designers: Holger Foerterer and Boris Firquet
Marguerite: Susan Graham
Faust: Marcello Giordani
Méphistophélès: John Relyea

Further information: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/

5 December 2008
1.00pm
Romeo and Juliet

Ballet set to Berliozs Roméo et Juliette

The Brindley, Runcorn, UK
Independent Ballet Wales
artistic director: Darius James
principal dancers: 
Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton

Further information: http://www.welshballet.co.uk/tour.htm

5 December 2008
7.30pm
La Damnation de Faust Concert Hall (Horsecross), Perth, Scotland, UK
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus
conductor: Stéphane Denève
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Gregory Kunde (tenor)
Nicolas Cavallier (bass)

Further information: http://www.rsno.org.uk

5 December 2008
8.30pm
Ô mon cher fils, donne cette herbe tendre...
(duo from part I of LEnfance du Christ)

 

A Night Before Christmas

Peacock Lounge, Huddersfield, UK
David Heathcote (baritone)
Sarah Helsby-Hughes (soprano)
Susanna Hewitt (piano)

Further information: call 01484 432328

 5 December 2008 Herminie Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Le Cercle de l
harmonie
conductor: Jérémie Rohrer
staging: Juliette Deschamps
Anna-Caterina Antonacci (soprano)
6 December 2008
7.30pm

pre-concert talk by Michael Tumelty at 6.45

La Damnation de Faust Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus
conductor: Stéphane Denève
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Gregory Kunde (tenor)
Nicolas Cavallier (bass)

Further information: http://www.rsno.org.uk

6 December 2008
8.00pm
Romeo and Juliet

Ballet set to Berliozs Roméo et Juliette

Town Hall, Stourbridge, UK
Independent Ballet Wales
artistic director: Darius James
principal dancers: 
Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton

Further information: http://www.welshballet.co.uk/tour.htm

7 December 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

Further information: www.staatstheater.nuernberg.de

7 December 2008 Herminie Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Le Cercle de l
harmonie
conductor: Jérémie Rohrer
staging: Juliette Deschamps
Anna-Caterina Antonacci (soprano)
8 December 2008
7.30pm
Overture Le Roi Lear Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Further information: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/

8 December 2008
7.30pm
Romeo and Juliet

Ballet set to Berliozs Roméo et Juliette

The Plough, Torrington, UK
Independent Ballet Wales
artistic director: Darius James
principal dancers: 
Richard Read, Iselin Eie Bowen, Oliver Eastwood, Lauren Poulton

Further information: http://www.welshballet.co.uk/tour.htm

9 December 2008
7.30pm
Overture Le Roi Lear Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Further information: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/

10 December 2008 Symphonie funèbre et triomphale Cathédrale, Chartres, France
Orchestre de la Garde républicaine
conductor: François Boulanger
11 December 2008
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Oleg Caetani

Further information: http://www.mso.com.au

11 December 2008
8.00pm
Roméo et Juliette (excerpts) Auditorio Beluarte, Pamplona, Spain
Orquesta sinfonica de Navarra
conductor: François-Xavier Roth
11 December 2008
8.30pm
Tristia RAI Auditorium, Turin, Italy
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
Coro Filarmonico di Praga
conductor: Christian Arming
chorus master: Lukas Vasilek

Further information: www.orchestrasinfonica.rai.it/

11 December 2008 Symphonie funèbre et triomphale Eglise Saint-Louis des Invalides, Paris, France
Orchestre de la Garde républicaine
conductor: François Boulanger
12 December 2008
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Oleg Caetani

Further information: http://www.mso.com.au

12 December 2008
8.00pm
Roméo et Juliette (excerpts) Auditorio Beluarte, Pamplona, Spain
Orquesta sinfonica de Navarra
conductor: François-Xavier Roth
12 December 2008
8.15pm
Les Nuits d’été Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, Netherlands
Radio Kamer Filharmonie
conductor: Jaap van Zweden
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Further information: www.hetzondagochtendconcert.nl
12 December 2008
9.00pm
Tristia RAI Auditorium, Turin, Italy
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
Coro Filarmonico di Praga
conductor: Christian Arming
chorus master: Lukas Vasilek

Further information: www.orchestrasinfonica.rai.it/

13 December 2008
6.00pm
Obertura El carnaval romano
[
Overture Le Carnaval romain]
Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli, México, Mexico
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México
conductor: Gernot Schulz
13 December 2008
7.30pm
LAdieu des Bergers
(from LEnfance du Christ)

 

The Glory of Christmas

Trinity Church, North Finchley, London, UK
Finchley Chamber Choir
Finchley Chamber Orchestra
conductor: David Lardi

Further information: 020 8446 6101

13 December 2008
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Oleg Caetani

Further information: http://www.mso.com.au

13 December 2008
8.15pm
Overture Le Roi Lear Palau de la Música de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,
conductor: Simon Rattle
14 December 2008
11.00am
Les Nuits d’été Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
conductor: Jaap van Zweden
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Further information: www.hetzondagochtendconcert.nl
14 December 2008
12.30pm
Obertura El carnaval romano
[
Overture Le Carnaval romain]
Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli, México, Mexico
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México
conductor: Gernot Schulz
14 December 2008
7.30pm
Overture Le Roi Lear Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchester
conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Further information: http://konzerthaus.at/

14 December 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

Further information: www.staatstheater.nuernberg.de

15 December 2008
7.30pm
Overture Les Francs-Juges Wiener Konzerthaus, Großer Saal, Vienna, Austria
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchester
conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Further information: http://konzerthaus.at/

18 December 2008
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Fabio Luisi

Further information: http://www.cso.org

19 December 2008
1.30pm
Symphonie fantastique Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Fabio Luisi

Further information: http://www.cso.org

19 December 2008
7.30pm
Overture Le Roi Lear Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK 
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Further information: http://www.thsh.co.uk

19 December 2008
8.30pm
La infancia de Cristo
[L
Enfance du Christ]
Teatro de la Maestranza, Salas del Arenal S.A, Seville, Spain
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla
Coro de la A.A. del Teatro de la Maestranza
conductor: John Nelson
John Tessier (tenor)
Zandra McMaster (mezzo-soprano)
Armando Noguera (baritone)
Renaud Delaigue (bass)
Bertrand Grunenwald (bass)

Further information: www.rossevilla.com

20 December 2008
8.00pm
Symphonie fantastique Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Fabio Luisi

Further information: http://www.cso.org

20 December 2008
8.30pm
La infancia de Cristo
[L
Enfance du Christ]
Teatro de la Maestranza, Salas del Arenal S.A, Seville, Spain
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla
Coro de la A.A. del Teatro de la Maestranza
conductor: John Nelson
John Tessier (tenor)
Zandra McMaster (mezzo-soprano)
Armando Noguera (baritone)
Renaud Delaigue (bass)
Bertrand Grunenwald (bass)

Further information: www.rossevilla.com

22 December 2008
8.00pm

pre-projection introduction with Franck Krawczyk at 7.00pm

meeting with François Salès after the projection

“Berlioz grésille dans la poussière d’hiver”

Video creation after La Damnation de Faust

Salle Favart, Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
producer: François Salès
composer of the sound track: Franck Krawczyk

 

 

Further information: www.opera-comique.com

22 December 2008
8.00pm
Overture Les Francs-juges Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Further information: ww.orchestredeschampselysees.com

25 December 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

Further information: www.staatstheater.nuernberg.de

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