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Berlioz Odyssey – London 1999-2000
The Berlioz bicentenary celebrations in Britain started in effect with the London Symphony Orchestra’s year-long Berlioz Odyssey concerts conducted by Sir Colin Davis, in which almost all Berlioz’s major works, including his three operas, were performed (see our Bicentenary Celebrations 4 for details).
Homage to Berlioz – Utrecht 2003
This festival took place between 17-21 December 2003 and consisted of concerts and other activities. Our friend Pepijn van Doesburg, who was actively involved in the organisation of the event, kindly arranged for a copy of the festival booklet to be sent to us at the time. We thank him sincerely.
Théâtre du
Châtelet, Paris – 2003-2004 season booklet
Front cover
Théâtre du
Châtelet, Paris – 2003-2004 season booklet
Back cover
Les Troyens at the Théâtre du Châtelet – Paris 2003
Les Troyens at the Théâtre du
Châtelet – Paris 2003
The Cast
The first complete
performances of Berlioz’s epic opera in Paris took place
at the Théâtre
du Châtelet in October 2003, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner – almost exactly 140 years after its
première in a truncated
version at the
Théâtre-Lyrique in November 1863.
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