鈥淥h! How can I find her 鈥� the Ophelia, the Juliet for whom my heart cries! To intoxicate myself with the anguish and joy that is true love!鈥� L茅lio is a lover, a dreamer - and a composer. And if you think his name sounds a bit like Berlioz: well, we don鈥檛 want to give too much away about 'L茅lio or The Return to Life' 鈥� the extraordinary autobiographical musical drama that Berlioz composed in 1831 at the height of an unrequited love affair. But it鈥檚 utterly unique: a delirious odyssey through the Romantic imagination, told in some of Berlioz鈥檚 most flamboyantly original music. In a change to the originally advertised conductor, Pascal Roph茅 brings all his sense of theatre to this rare full performance, preceded by the composer鈥檚 Walter Scott-inspired 'Waverley' overture, and Karen Cargill in the sensuous and dramatic solo cantata, 'The Death of Cleopatra'.
This concert is part of 鈥楤erlioz - The Ultimate Romantic鈥�, a celebratory weekend of live and specially recorded concerts showcasing the 麻豆约拍 Orchestras and Choirs, as well as the Ulster Orchestra, marking the anniversary of the remarkable composer, writer, and master-orchestrator Hector Berlioz, who died on 8 March 1869. 鈥楤erlioz - The Ultimate Romantic鈥� runs from 15-17 February and all performances and this unique collection of broadcasts will be available on 麻豆约拍 Radio 3 and will be available for 30 days on 麻豆约拍 Sounds.
The 麻豆约拍 SSO鈥檚 concert in Glasgow will be broadcast live on 麻豆约拍 Radio 3 - presented by Mark Forrest. It will also be live streamed via the 麻豆约拍 SSO website and via YouTube (and will be available for 30 days on 麻豆约拍 iPlayer).
