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Berlioz and Bliss and the BBCSO in fruitful partnership at the Barbican

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 15 May 2015
Berlioz, Les Troyens: Royal hunt and storm
Berlioz, Les Troyens: Royal hunt and storm
Berlioz, La Mort de Cléopâtre
Bliss, Morning Heroes
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Dame Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes
****1
From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre
**111
Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony
****1
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
**111
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
*****
Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine
****1
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