Les Troyens (Opera)

John Nelson, Conductor Who Got France to Cherish Berlioz, Dies at 83

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

Berlioz, Hector Classical Music La Damnation de Faust (Opera) Les Troyens (Opera) Opera Symphonie Fantastique (Musical Work)

The World Is Still Catching Up to the Music of Hector Berlioz

The Romantic-era composer, the focus of this year’s Bard Music Festival, wrote works that sprang from a mind capable of thinking only in pipe dreams.

By Joshua Barone

Classical Music Gardiner, John Eliot Les Troyens (Opera) Monteverdi Choir Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique Thomas, William

Maestro Accused of Striking Singer at Performance Apologizes

John Eliot Gardiner expressed regret after he was accused of lashing out at a singer after a concert in France, and he withdrew from the rest of a planned tour.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Classical Music France Gardiner, John Eliot Les Troyens (Opera) Monteverdi Choir Opera Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique

John Eliot Gardiner, Famed Conductor, Accused of Hitting Singer

John Eliot Gardiner was accused of lashing out backstage at a singer who had headed the wrong way off a podium during a performance of Berlioz’s opera “Les Troyens.”

By Javier C. Hernandez