A Christmas oratorio in the French style. In L’Enfance du Christ, Hector Berlioz tells the story of events following the birth of Jesus: the visit of the Three Wise Men to the cruel King Herod, and the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, where they finally find refuge. Berlioz’s music combines operatic drama with quiet devotion, radiant orchestral colours with magnificent choral writing. The work brought the composer great acclaim. With this performance, Maxime Pascal makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Mezzo-soprano (Sainte Marie) Julie Boulianne
Tenor (Un récitant) Allan Clayton
Baritone (Saint Joseph) Huw Montague Rendall
Bass (Hérode) Jean Teitgen
Baritone (Un père de famille) Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Baritone (Polydorus) Theodore Platt
Tenor (Un centurion) Caspar Singh
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor Maxime Pascal