As part of their ongoing commitment to the music of Hector Berlioz, John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique toured an exciting programme of the composer’s orchestral masterpieces across Europe and the U.S. in 2018. This DVD features the concert performed in Versailles’ Opéra Royal, which includes the famous Symphonie fantastique, and sees French mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot sing La mort de Cléopâtre, as well as excerpts from the opera Les Troyens. The DVD is sold directly on the Château de Versailles Spectacles website.
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique DVD
CVS011 | DVD
Lucile Richardot, mezzo soprano
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner – conductor
“Berlioz done brilliantly… both conductor and orchestra were on top form with a thrillingly dynamic programme of the French composer’s work.”
Financial Times ★★★★★
As part of their ongoing commitment to the music of Hector Berlioz, John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique toured an exciting programme of the composer’s orchestral masterpieces across Europe and the U.S. in 2018. This DVD features the concert performed in Versailles’ Opéra Royal, which includes the famous Symphonie fantastique, and sees French mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot sing La mort de Cléopâtre, as well as excerpts from the opera Les Troyens. The DVD is sold directly on the Château de Versailles Spectacles website HERE.
