Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique

"Obsession, madness, murder, and redemption are portrayed in the richly Romantic music—performed on period instruments—of Berlioz. His Symphonie fantastique is a phantasmagoric tale that depicts an opium overdose, nightmares of murder, a guillotine execution, and a terrifying Witches’ Sabbath. Berlioz called his rarely heard Lélio a “conclusion and complement” to the Symphonie fantastique. Lélio uses vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra—including two pianists performing on one instrument—to tell of the Symphonie hero’s awaking from the nightmare, his musings on art, and his ultimate triumph as a composer. Performers Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and Conductor Michael Spyres, Tenor Ashley Riches, Bass-Baritone National Youth Choir of Scotland Christopher Bell, Artistic Director Narrator to be announced Program ALL-BERLIOZ PROGRAM Symphonie fantastique Lélio Tickets on sale: August 6 at 8 AM for subscribers and members August 20 at 8 AM for the general public"