Fantastique! The Life and Loves of Hector Berlioz
Tue, 13 July
|Melbourne
With so many great men of Art, it is the women in their lives who can shine a focused light on their inner world. In Fantastique! The Life and Loves of Hector Berlioz, an actor will assume the character of Marie Recio, opera singer and Berlioz’ second wife. The story she shares begins before they me
Time & Location
13 July 2021, 7:30 pm
Melbourne, 45 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
About the Event
written by Karen Van Spall and Lucy Esdaile
We may think we know everything there is about a major musical figure, but the information we base this on usually comes from just a handful of standard sources. At The Parlour we’re interested in the other viewpoints. If you really want to know what a composer was like, ask his landlord, his housekeeper or his ex-wife! Our shows are hybrid performances, a combination of song recital and semi-staged play. Singers and pianists form The Parlour’s core, but we also have writers, directors and actors in our team. We want to tell these stories and we guarantee you’ll want to hear them!
Hector Berlioz was a giant figure on the 19th century’s musical landscape. Probably best known for his opium induced, epic ‘program’ symphony, the Symphonie Fantastique. Conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein said of the work: “Berlioz tells it like it is…