Live 麻豆社 Proms. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra theatrically present Berlioz's autobiographical, tragic, passionate and opium-fuelled symphonic fantasy from memory.
Live at 麻豆社 Proms: with the help of Matthew Baynton as Berlioz, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra theatrically present Berlioz's autobiographical tragic, passionate and opium-fuelled symphonic fantasy from memory.
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Matthew Baynton (actor)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
A diabolical witches鈥� sabbath, a riotous ball, a march to the gallows and an unrequited passion make up the hallucinatory narrative of Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique.
Inspired by the composer鈥檚 own romantic infatuation with a young actress, the score is a cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion, a work teeming with orchestral drama 鈥� by turns gorgeous and grotesque.
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform this grandiose work from memory, in a specially devised production incorporating elements of design, lighting and choreography, as well as Berlioz鈥檚 own words about his music.
Staging concept by the Aurora Orchestra
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. -
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. -
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite in G major, HWV 350
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Christopher Hogwood.- OISEAU LYRE.
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- Thu 12 Sep 2019 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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