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The Damnation of Faust
Part of the Three Choirs Festival Gloucester 2019
Add to my Calendar 27-07-2019 19:00 27-07-2019 21:00 36 The Damnation of Faust Berlioz’s fantastically inventive choral triumph – part cantata, part opera, and part grand orchestral fantasy – was described by Thomas Beecham as ‘a glorious bunch of tunes’. We welcome a stellar cast of soloists to this musically thrilling tour-de-force, depicting everything from tender love duets, to student drinking songs, to a galloping ride to hell. Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Gloucester Cathedral
College Green
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2LX
England
Programme
Hector Berlioz – The Damnation of Faust
Performers
Susan Bickley – mezzo-soprano
Peter Hoare – tenor
Christopher Purves – baritone
David Ireland – Bass
Adrian Partington – Conductor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Programme Note
Berlioz’s fantastically inventive choral triumph – part cantata, part opera, and part grand orchestral fantasy – was described by Thomas Beecham as ‘a glorious bunch of tunes’. We welcome a stellar cast of soloists to this musically thrilling tour-de-force, depicting everything from tender love duets, to student drinking songs, to a galloping ride to hell.
