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Mikhail Petrenko is unwell; he is replaced by Patrick Bolleire who kindly agreed to take his place at short notice.

Romeo & Juliet

Wednesday

23.11.2022

19:30 — Victoria Hall

Series O

Thursday

24.11.2022

20:15 — Théâtre de Beaulieu

Lausanne 5
Series Lausanne

Programme

Daniel Hardingconductor

Marie-Nicole Lemieuxcontralto

Andrew Staplestenor

Patrick Bolleirebass

Chœur de l'Orchestre de Parischoir

Hector Berlioz

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 17

The music

Berlioz’ extravagant vision and genius is particularly well attuned to the power of that of Shakespeare. His great dramatic symphonic work Roméo et Juliette is dedicated to his friend Paganini, whose generosity allowed Berlioz to compose for a plethora of musicians, a large choir and three vocalists. In fact, writing this third symphony, Berlioz was inspired by the Ninth Symphony of his hero Beethoven, who had reinvented the format twenty years earlier.

The premiere was one of the rare successes of his Parisian career, and the whole city attended the event. Amongst the audience was Richard Wagner, so impressed that he declared he felt like “a schoolboy” in comparison to Berlioz.

OSR Live

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Maurice Ravel

Boléro

Jonathan Nott

conductor

Recorded on 15 November 2017 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

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Debussy - Ellington - Strauss | Jonathan Nott, Marc Perrenoud, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

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