Seattle Opera will present this January a concert rendering of Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens—an epic tale of fate, love, and betrayal that is as grand in scope as it is rarely performed. This special ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues at 1 p.m. with “La Prise de Troie,” the first in a two-part presentation of “Les Troyens,” 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 August, the Bard Music Festival returns for its 34th season with an intensive two-week exploration of “Berlioz and His World.” In eleven themed concert programs, the festival examines the life ...

In Hector Berlioz's day, a composer who wanted to be taken seriously had to write opera. So, Berlioz wrote opera and almost always had sketches for one in his back pocket. Here's the Slave Dance from ...