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The Philharmonia's season opens with Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette at the Royal Festival Hall

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 26 September 2013
Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette, choral symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves, Tenor
Gerald Finley, Baritone
Roland Wood, Bass
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****1
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****1
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