Roméo & Juliette /

Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra are joined by soloists Olga Borodina, Kenneth Tarver and Evgeny Nikitin for Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, recorded live at the Barbican Hall in November 2013.A large-scale 'symphonie dramatique', Roméo et Juliette was the fruit of the composer'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	London Symphony Orchestra (Performer), Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London, England). Chorus (Performer), London Symphony Chorus (Performer)
Other Authors:	Simonnet, Olivier (Director), Deschamps, Émile, 1791-1871 (Librettist), Lesperon, Laurent (Producer), Nikitin, Evgeniĭ, 1973- (Performer), Tarver, Kenneth (Performer), Borodina, Olʹga (Performer), Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- (Conductor)
Format:	Video
Language:	French
Language Notes:	Sung in French.
Published:	London, England : London Symphony Orchestra, 2013.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Symphonies. Symphonies Online media. symphonies (musical compositions) Filmed performances Filmed performances. Spectacles filmés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra are joined by soloists Olga Borodina, Kenneth Tarver and Evgeny Nikitin for Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, recorded live at the Barbican Hall in November 2013.A large-scale 'symphonie dramatique', Roméo et Juliette was the fruit of the composer's dual fascination with Shakespeare and with the actress Harriet Smithson, whom he was later to marry. Using the story of the star-crossed lovers as a starting point, Shakespeare's passion and drama is deftly portrayed through his music, as well as through the abundance of lyrical poetry, written by French poet Émile Deschamps.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed October 17, 2017). Written in 1839.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (97 min.)
Playing Time:	01:36:43
Production Credits:	Directed by Olivier Simonnet.