Radio 3 in Concert: Rattle at Radio 3: The Damnation of Faust

Simon Rattle conducts Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust from the Barbican Hall. As part of the celebrations to mark his inaugural season as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, Simon conducts Berlioz's `dramatic legend", a tale that captures the extremes of man's ambition and folly. Berlioz's fantastical setting of Goethe's Faust is, as Rattle says, "A dramatic legend waiting for cinema which needs to be experienced live... within 45 seconds, you're in an ecstatic world". Presented by Martin Handley as part of Rattle at Radio 3. Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust. Marguerite Karen Cargill (mezzo: Marguerite), Bryan Hymel (tenor: Faust), Christopher Purves (baritone: Mephistopheles), Gábor Bretz (baritone: Brander), London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey (chorus director), Tiffin Boys' Choir, Girls' Choir and Chorus, James Day (choirs director), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle