Hector Berlioz

New Philharmonia Orchestra to Perform Works By Schumann And Berlioz At Grace Church
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2025

New Philharmonia Orchestra, under Music Director Jorge Soto will continue its 2024-25 season with concerts at Grace Church in Newton Corner.  Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 and Hector Berlioz's Harold in Italy. Learn more!

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA to Present Berlioz's SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2025

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, and Music Director and Conductor Salvador Brotons, invite you to the musical experience of Symphonie Fantastique. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA To Perform Berlioz's SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA's 2024-2025 season continues with two of the most celebrated masterworks on February 22 at 7 p.m. and February 23 at 3 p.m. at Skyview Concert Hall.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra Announces Valentine's Day Program
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2025

South Florida Symphony Orchestra will present an adventurous Valentine's Day program featuring three orchestra premieres, headlined by the return of R. Strauss' Don Juan. Led by SFSO's award-winning music director Sebrina María Alfonso and featuring soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra, the concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 14, at the Tennessee Williams Theatre at The College of the Florida Keys.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra Announces Valentine's Day Weekend Concerts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2025

Celebrate love in all its dramatic, poetic, erotic, scandalous and insatiable forms as South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO) will present an adventurous Valentine’s Day weekend program featuring three orchestra premieres, headlined by the return of R. Strauss’ Don Juan.  

Interview: Ludovic Morlot of LES TROYENS IN CONCERT at McCaw Hall
by Erica Miner - Jan 13, 2025

Following his triumph in Seattle Opera’s celebrated Samson and Delilah in Concert in 2023, Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot will helm an unprecedented operatic event in January 2025: the SO premiere of Les Troyens in Concert, a rarely performed abridged version of Hector Berlioz’s epic masterpiece, Les Troyens à Carthage. The SO adaptation, Part 2 of Berlioz’s monumental opera, Les Troyens, the pinnacle of the composer’s life work, begins with the arrival of the great warrior Aeneas at Carthage and ends with the tragic immolation of Queen Dido.

Hector Berlioz's LES TROYENS to be Presented at Seattle Opera This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2024

Seattle Opera will present this January a concert rendering of Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens—an epic tale of fate, love, and betrayal that is as grand in scope as it is rarely performed. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Yale Philharmonia to Return to Carnegie Hall in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2024

The Yale Philharmonia will return to Carnegie Hall for the first time since 2012 and the first time ever under internationally renowned conductor Peter Oundjian.

Kelly Strayhorn Theater Presents New York Premiere Of Jesse Factor's THE MARTHAODYSSEY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2024

Kelly Strayhorn Theater has announced the NYC premiere of Jesse Factor's THE MARTHAODYSSEY at the Live Artery Festival, taking place from January 10-13, 2025, showcasing Pittsburgh's vibrant arts scene.

New Philharmonia to Open Season With Concerts At Grace Church In Newton
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2024

The New Philharmonia will present its season opening concerts at Grace Church in Newton, MA, featuring a diverse program that promises to captivate audiences. Learn how to purchase tickets.

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra And Music Director Radu Paponiu Kick Off First Season Together In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2024

The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra announced Radu Paponiu as the new Wattis Foundation Music Director for the 2024–25 season, marking a new chapter in the orchestra's leadership.

Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 58 �" MÄKELÄ CONDUCTS SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 4, 2024

“Can you tell me what it is, this capacity for emotion, this force of suffering that is wearing me out?” The focal point of Prom 58 was Hector Berlioz’s 49-minute “Episode in the Life of an Artist”, his Symphonie fantastique; written while he was still in his twenties and at the mercy of his infatuation with Harriet Smithson (who he had seen play Ophelia in Hamlet), it is a colourful and evocative tour de force. It’s also a piece that the Orchestre de Paris knows inside out.

South Dakota Symphony Announcing Indvidual Tickets On Sale Date
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2024

Individual concert tickets for the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra's 2024-25 season will be available starting Friday, August 23.

Pianist Michael Stephen Brown To Return To Bard Music Festival In August
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2024

American pianist Michael Stephen Brown is invited back to the Bard Music Festival for a concert on August 10, 2024, 1:30 pm at Olin Hall at Fisher Center at Bard (Manor Ave, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504).

Bard Music Festival To Present BERLIOZ AND HIS WORLD This August
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2024

The Bard Music Festival will present a celebration of French Romantic composer Berlioz with 11 themed concerts, 5 livestreams, and more, starting August 9.

Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE to Open At Bard SummerScape This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2024

Meyerbeer’s LE PROPHÈTE will return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 47 years with a new treatment by Christian Räth at Bard SummerScape. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Reveals International Circle
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2024

The International Circle of the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has revealed new initiatives to support global performing arts collaborations and cultural exchanges.

Peter Theiler Reveals Results of Final Season as Artistic Director of the Semperoper Dresden
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2024

 At a press junket held on 28 June 2024 together with Wolfgang Rothe, the Commercial Director of the Semperoper Dresden, Peter Theiler announced the results of his final season as Artistic Director. 

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Welcomes Conductor Radu Paponiu As New Wattis Foundation Music Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2024

The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra has announced Radu Paponiu as the new Wattis Foundation Music Director starting in the 2024–25 season.

BARD SUMMERSCAPE Opens This Week
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2024

Highlights of the 8-week Bard SummerScape in NY’s Hudson Valley include Meyerbeer’s opera LE PROPHÈTE and the Bard Music Festival, BERLIOZ & HIS WORLD.