Daniel Harding Conducts Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, as composed by Berlioz, is a singular work: A symphonie dramatique rather than an opera, a large-scale choral symphony indebted to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The work requires three solo parts performed by the French mezzo-soprano Virginie Verrez, the English tenor Andrew Staples and the Franco-Irish bass Edwin Crossley-Mercer. Their voices are joined by those of the Radio France Choir, and the instruments of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Daniel Harding.
Production
France Musique
With
Virginie Verrez
With
Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Andrew Staples
Music director
Daniel Harding
Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Choir director
Lionel Sow
Choir
Chœur de Radio France
Country
France
Year
2021
