Roméo & Juliette
Description
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.
Runtime
97 minutes
Creator
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869, composer
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Alexander Street
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