When Hector Berlioz set out to write “Roméo et Juliette,” he vowed to honor Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers with a work “full of passion and imagination.” Mission accomplished. The composer adored ...

Berlioz’s “Roméo et Juliette” is not an opera but an elaborate “dramatic symphony” that calls for contralto, tenor, and bass soloists as well as a chorus. It’s indulgent, rich, over 90 minutes long, ...

Several of this ‘dramatic symphony’s’ previous interpreters have shown awareness of the score’s place in musical history, its importance to Wagner, its continuing from Beethoven, and so on. Slatkin ...

You wouldn't call Romeo and Juliet the world's most famous fun-loving couple, but they were among the most inspirational. Their passionate story prompted many other art works — musical ones in ...

The Midland Symphony Orchestra will perform Hector Berlioz' "Romeo and Juliet" Saturday night, an event described by Musical Director Carlton Woods as "quite an undertaking," with a 200-voice chorus ...

I suppose I knew about the connection between Berlioz and Wagner, in the recesses of my mind, but I think I had forgotten it. More specifically, there is a connection between Roméo et Juliette ...