Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels, conductor
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
Arias from Berlioz Les Troyens
BERLIOZ
Marche troyenne
Act IV, No. 33 Ballets: Pas des Almées
Act IV, Danse des Esclaves
Act V, No. 47 Monologue: Ah! Ah! Je vais mourir
Act V, No. 48 Air: Adieu, fière cité
Arias from La Damnation de Faust
BERLIOZ
Marche Hongroise
Menuet des Follets
Scene XI “Que l’air est étouffant!”
Air: Le Roi de Thulé
Danse des Sylphes
Scene XV Romance “ D’amour l’ardente flamme”
BERLIOZ
Symphonie Fantastique
The ever-innovative Hector Berlioz drew inspiration for his greatest compositions from literature, using music to tell stories of passion. Kees Bakels conducts an all-Berlioz programme featuring charismatic mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron singing arias from Les Troyens and La Damnation de Faust. The MPO performs the radical Symphonie Fantastique – Berlioz’s ode to obsession and unrequited love.
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