3 HELL'S KITCHEN Tour is Coming to The Paramount Theatre in July The abridged performance features only the second part (Acts 3–5) of this vast two-part opera. Berlioz called this second part—the only ...

‘This marvellous book fascinated me from the first; I could not put it down’: Hector Berlioz’s first encounter with Goethe’s Faust I immediately inspired the 25-year-old composer to write settings for ...

The Shakespeare Opera Theatre, a new local company that presents simultaneous productions of the Bard’s work and an opera based on it, focused last weekend on “Much Ado About Nothing” and Hector ...

He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers. By Adam Nossiter The Romantic-era ...

This is Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing reimagined as opera by Hector Berlioz. The last thing he wrote, it was first performed in 1862, in Germany, and here receives its Irish premiere in ...

Hector Berlioz described Beatrice and Benedict as "a caprice written with the point of a needle." Houston Grand Opera's first production of the composer's final work (its first staging of any of his ...

nepalnepal — Other than Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, few 19th century operas can compare with Hector Berlioz’s “Les Troyens” (“The Trojans”) for beauty and grandeur. Or for length and staging challenges.

The Brigham Young University School of Music will present the two-act opera “Béatrice et Bénédict” by Hector Berlioz, based on William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” Wednesday through ...

The first weekend of the new year is here, and with it comes more chances to get out on the town and experience what Strongsville has to offer. Friday, Jan. 4 Want to see a legendary Cleveland-based ...

NEW YORK – Hector Berlioz was the Orson Welles of classical music – a certifiable genius, intriguingly eccentric, passionate, obstinate, way ahead of his time. Just as few people initially recognized ...