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Un Roméo et Juliette allégé

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Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 16 March 2015
Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette, choral symphony
Les Siècles
Ensemble Aedes
François-Xavier Roth, Conductor
Isabelle Druet, Mezzo-soprano
Jean-François Borras, Tenor
Jérôme Varnier, Bass
Mathieu Romano, Choirmaster / chorus director
Christof Loy’s understated Werther at the TCE
****1
Shimmering, disjointed: Poppe and Ligeti in Lucerne
***11
Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles
***11
A stunning Barbican debut by Les Siècles
*****
Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
****1
An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles
*****
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