Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Berlioz the Opera Composer
Donald Macleod ends this week of programmes looking at the obsessions of Hector Berlioz by exploring two lifelong passions, the writings of Virgil and Estelle Duboeuf.
Playlist
L'amour et un flambeau (Act 2, Béatrice et Benedict)
Eukelejda Shkosa (mezzo soprano), Kenneth Tarver (tenor), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD2, Track 8, LSO LS0004
Trio from Act 1 (Benvenuto Cellini)
Christiane Eda-Pierre (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Robert Massard (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD1, Track 8, Philips 416 955-2
Scene 8, Act 1 (Benvenuto Cellini)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Derek Blackwell (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass), Royal Opera House Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD2, Tracks 3 - 5, Philips 416 955-2
Scene 1, Act 2 (Benvenuto Cellini)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD3, Track 1, Philips 416 955-2
Je crois en vous
Thomas Allen (baritone), Cord Garben (piano)
CD2, Track 3, DG 435 861/2-2
Dieu! Que viens je d'entredre/il m'en souvient (Act 2 Béatrice et Benedict)
Enkelejda Shkosa (mezzo soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD2, Track 3, LSO LS0004
Duet from Act 3, The Trojans
Michelle de Young (mezzo soprano), Anna Sara Mingardo (alto), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD2, Track 16, LSO LS00010
Finale to Act 1, The Trojans
Benn Heppner (tenor), Alan Ewing (bass), Cassandra Petra Lang (mezzo soprano), London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
CD1, Track 11 - 13, LSO LS00010
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