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| Composer | Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1858 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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A triumph against the odds: Les Troyens at the BBC Proms
Dinis Sousa doesn't put a foot wrong as the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir give a performance of startling virtuosity at the end of a European tour.
Carthage carnage: Tcherniakov's Trojans flops at the Bastille
Tcherniakov reduces Berlioz' epic to little more than Circle Time therapy, a poor way to mark the composer's anniversary year.
Hector Berlioz' Les Troyens conquer Vienna
An epic night at the opera with Joyce DiDonato, which will be hard to forget.
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ParisLes Troyens
Berlioz: Les Troyens (The Trojans)
Philippe Jordan; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Opéra national de Paris; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Bachtrack top ten: Valentine's Day
Mark and Elisabeth offer you hopeless romantics bouquets, chocolates and stars – many stars – in their Valentine’s Day playlist.
Berlioz 150: Michael Spyres on the tenor roles
Michael Spyres explores the history behind Berlioz' great tenor roles and recounts his experiences performing Faust, Benvenuto Cellini and Énée.
Berlioz 150: Les Troyens and Benvenuto Cellini
The conductor and period instrument pioneer reflects on two of Berlioz' great operas.