Performances of Hector Berlioz at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Hector Berlioz)Sun 11 Aug 2019
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
The sumptuous beauty of Berlioz’s song-cycle Les nuits d’été is set against the craggy drama of Strauss’s monumental An Alpine Symphony. The National Youth Orchestra of the USA is joined by Sir Antonio Pappano and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
The sumptuous beauty of Berlioz’s song-cycle Les nuits d’été is set against the craggy drama of Strauss’s monumental An Alpine Symphony. The National Youth Orchestra of the USA is joined by Sir Antonio Pappano and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
Programme
- new work(5 mins)UK premiere
- Les nuits d'été, Op 7(30 mins)
- interval
- An Alpine Symphony(50 mins)
Performers
- Joyce DiDonatomezzo-soprano
- Brass of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
- Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Seats £9.50 to £52 (plus booking fee)
Wed 14 Aug 2019
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Sir Mark Elder conducts Berlioz’s vividly dramatic oratorio (including the much-loved ‘Shepherds’ Farewell’) which follows the Holy Family as they flee into Egypt. The soloists are Allan Clayton, Dame Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies and Roderick Williams.
Sir Mark Elder conducts Berlioz’s vividly dramatic oratorio (including the much-loved ‘Shepherds’ Farewell’) which follows the Holy Family as they flee into Egypt. The soloists are Allan Clayton, Dame Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies and Roderick Williams.
Programme
- The Childhood of Christ(95 mins)
Performers
- Dame Sarah Connollymezzo-soprano
- Allan Claytontenor
- Roderick Williamsbaritone
- Neal Daviesbass
- Britten Sinfonia Voices
- Genesis Sixteen
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2019Seats £9.50 to £52 (plus booking fee)
Mon 2 Sep 2019
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Sir John Eliot Gardiner completes his five-season Berlioz series with the composer’s rarely performed and vastly demanding opera Benvenuto Cellini. Michael Spyres is Renaissance sculptor Cellini with Sophia Burgos as his beloved Teresa.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner completes his five-season Berlioz series with the composer’s rarely performed and vastly demanding opera Benvenuto Cellini. Michael Spyres is Renaissance sculptor Cellini with Sophia Burgos as his beloved Teresa.
Programme
- Benvenuto Cellini(154 mins)(concert performance; sung in French, with surtitles)
Performers
- Michael SpyresBenvenuto Cellini
- Sophia BurgosTeresa
- Matthew RoseBalducci
- Tareq NazmiPope Clement VII
- Krystian AdamFrancesco
- Lionel LhoteFieramosca
- Adèle CharvetAscanio
- Ashley RichesBernardino
- Sir John Eliot Gardinerconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2019Seats £14 to £62 (plus booking fee)
Thu 12 Sep 2019
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is an autobiographical cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform it from memory, with elements of design, lighting and choreography that bring the work to life.
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is an autobiographical cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform it from memory, with elements of design, lighting and choreography that bring the work to life.
Programme
- Symphonie fantastique(80 mins)(orchestral theatre staging)
Performers
- Matthew Bayntonactor
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Seats £9.50 to £52 (plus booking fee) - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is an autobiographical cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform it from memory, with elements of design, lighting and choreography that bring the work to life.
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is an autobiographical cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform it from memory, with elements of design, lighting and choreography that bring the work to life.
Programme
- Symphonie fantastique(80 mins)(orchestral theatre staging)
Performers
- Matthew Bayntonactor
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Seats £9.50 to £52 (plus booking fee)
