Berlioz L'enfance du Christ

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Berlioz L'enfance du Christ BBC Symphony Orchestra / Roth 15 December 2013 / 14:00 Hall
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Berlioz L'enfance du Christ BBC Symphony Orchestra François-Xavier Roth conductor soloists to be announced BBC Symphony Chorus A seasonal concert featuring Berlioz’s luminous re-telling of the Christmas story. The composer delved back into his tender boyhood memories for this unusual oratorio. While it contains the terror of Herod’s dream and the Holy Family’s flight, it’s also suffused with a gentleness not found in many of his works. On hearing the first completed performance of ‘The Holy Family at rest’, Berlioz wrote to his sister: ‘It is really good, it is innocent and touching (do not laugh), in the style of the illuminations of old missals.’ The concert finishes at approximately 4pm Part of All classical music events - 2013–2014 season Part of BBC Symphony Orchestra 2013–2014 Promoted by BBC Symphony Orchestra