He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers. By Adam Nossiter The Romantic-era ...

Hector Berlioz’s last opera, “Beatrice and Benedict,” has been performed since 1862 — but Seattle Opera audiences heard a world premiere of the work last weekend. How so? The Seattle Opera production ...

When Jonas Kaufmann cancelled Les Troyens at Covent Garden, this American tenor took over. Now Bryan Hymel has his own recital disc, showing off his personal blend of heroism and high notes — top Cs ...

June 2011 The Damnation of Faust closes at the Coliseum. They bought it! We pulled the wool over their eyes – it seems to have been accepted as a good thing. Foolishly, this has given me the illusion ...

World Premiere: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 1846. Berlioz’s magnificent exploration of the Faust legend is a unique operatic journey. The visionary French composer was inspired by a bold translation of ...

Berlioz’s compelling take on the Faust legend returns to The Met for the first time in a decade, with an ideal line-up of stars. Tenor Michael Spyres is the doomed and besotted Faust, opposite ...

Saturday afternoon saw the return of Berlioz's DAMNATION OF FAUST to the Met, not seen there since 2009. Because of logistical considerations it was mounted in concert form on the stage rather than in ...

LONDON (AP) — The English National Opera’s 2013-14 season will include a world premiere of Oedipus-inspired opera “Thebans” and the return of Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam to direct a new production, ...

Seattle Opera will present this January a concert rendering of Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens—an epic tale of fate, love, and betrayal that is as grand in scope as it is rarely performed. This special ...

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Reporting from SAN FRANCISCO — Berlioz’ “Les Troyens” -- a five-hour epic opera after Virgil’s “Aeneid” with touches of Homer, Shakespeare and music like none ever written before for the lyric stage - ...