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La damnation de Faust

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 (composer,, librettist.). Gandonnière, Almire, (librettist.). Nerval, Gérard de, 1808-1855 (librettist.). DiDonato, Joyce, (singer.). Spyres, Michael, (singer.). Courjal, Nicolas, (singer.). Duhamel, Alexandre, (singer.). Nelson, John, 1941- (conductor.). Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 Opera adaptation of (work): Faust. (Added Author). Coro Gulbenkian, (singer.). Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg, (singer.). Opéra national du Rhin. Maîtrise, (singer.). Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, (instrumentalist.).

The most dramatic piece that Berlioz ever wrote," is how conductor John Nelson describes La Damnation de Faust. The composer designated this thrilling hybrid of oratorio and opera a 'légende dramatique'. Following in the triumphant footsteps of Les Troyens, also recorded at the Auditorium Erasme in Strasbourg, this performance reunites Nelson and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg with singers Michael Spyres, Joyce DiDonato and Nicolas Courjal.

DVD  - 2019
OPERA 782.1 Ber
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Genre
Operas.
Live sound recordings.
Sound recordings.
Video recordings.
  • Physical Description 2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 12 cm + 1 DVD-video + 1 booklet
  • Publisher [Paris, France] : Erato, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Légende dramatique in four parts.
Text by Almire Gandonnière, Gérard de Nerval and Hector Berlioz, after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Compact discs.
GMD: sound recording.
Participant or Performer Note:
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano ; Michael Spyres, tenor ; Alexandre Duhamel, baritone ; Nicolas Courjal, bass ; Coro Gulbenkian ; Les Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg ; Maîtrise de l'opéra national du Rhin ; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra ; John Nelson, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded live 2019 April 25-27 Salle Érasme, Strasbourg.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
Sung in French.