Sarah Connolly's Berlioz

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Rêverie et Caprice
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Les Nuits d'été, Op.7
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)	The Fair Melusina, overture in F major, Op.32
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)	Symphony no. 4 in A major "Italian", Op.90

Performers

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Dame Sarah Connolly	Mezzo-soprano
Kati Debretzeni	Director

Join Sarah Connolly to enjoy Berlioz’s dramatic song cycle Les nuits d’été. Based on the poems of his friend Théophile Gautier, Berlioz explores six stages of love, from joyful youth to everlasting life.

Collaborating again with OAE, celebrated mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly is an expert with these songs. They are matched in this concert with works by Mendelssohn. The tale of fair Melusine is an exploration of mythical love, before the concert reaches a climax with the vivid, upbeat Symphony no.4.

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Voyages into the unknown: Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été

Mark Pullinger, 25th February

The background to Berlioz' great song cycle Les Nuits d’été with a musical analysis and playlist

Pallid Berlioz from the OAE

Mark Pullinger, 20th February

A disappointing pairing of Berlioz and Mendelssohn from a conductorless Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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