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Work: Les Nuits d'été, Op.7

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ComposerBerlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeVocal
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BelfastSeasons & Splendour

© Olivia de Costa
Boulanger, Berlioz, Saint-Saëns
Ulster Orchestra; Chloé van Soeterstède; Niamh O'Sullivan

HuddersfieldBrahms' Third Symphony

© Chris Payne
Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Brahms
Orchestra of Opera North; Ryan Wigglesworth; Sophie Bevan

DijonDijon Burgundy Orchestra

© ODB
Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Bertin, Haydn
Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne; Joseph Bastian; Isabelle Druet
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St Luke’s and French guests summon the spirit of Berlioz

Louis Langrée © Fadi Kheir
At Carnegie Hall, Benjamin Bernheim brings intimacy to Les Nuits d’été, and Louis Langrée conducts an absorbing Symphonie fantastique.
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Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz takes flight in Auckland

Joyce DiDonato and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra © Phoebe Tuxford | NZSO
The unexpected grounding of Airbus A320s across the globe has musical consequences in Auckland, but Joyce DiDonato’s Berlioz saves the day. 
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Avery Amereau and Dima Slobodeniouk at Tanglewood

Avery Amereau, Dima Slobodeniouk and te Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott
Substitute contralto Avery Amerau makes a fine Boston Symphony Orchestra debut in a top notch evening of (mostly) French music.
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Voyages into the unknown: Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été

Nuit d'été by Émile Michel (Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy) © Public domain
The background to Berlioz' great song cycle Les Nuits d’été with a musical analysis and playlist