BERLIOZ: THE TROJANS


Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset
Friday
5.00    	Assemble and welcome
6.30	Aperitifs
7.00	Dinner
After dinner	
	Operatic life in 19th century Paris


Saturday
8.15	Breakfast
9.30	Les Troyens, Act I
11.00  	Coffee
11.30	Act I  (continued)
12.30  	Lunch
4.00  	Tea
4.30	Act II
6.30	Aperitifs
7.00	Dinner
After dinner
	Act III 


Sunday
8.15  	Breakfast
9.30	Act III (continued) 
10.30  	Coffee
11.00	Act IV 
12.30   	Lunch
2.00	Act V
3.30    	Tea and departure

BERLIOZ: THE TROJANS

Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd May 2010
Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset




Berlioz’s greatest achievement is the five-act opera Les Troyens. However, it has only been in 
recent times that audiences have been able to experience this masterpiece in the full version 
he intended. Its ambitious nature, with a story taken from his beloved Virgil, meant that for 
years it was performed with cuts that compromised its true nature. Yet nowhere did Berlioz 
surpass this work’s imaginative variety, its intensity of drama, its subtlety of orchestration, 
its depth of character.
Our weekend will explore the music and drama of this wonderful opera, with illustrations from 
modern recordings, including compact disc and DVD with cinema-sized screen. 

Located in mature parkland and formerly the home of Prime Minister Lord North, Dillington House 
dates back to the 16th century and was remodelled in the early 19th century in the Jacobean style. 
It has the perfect combination of first class facilities and a peaceful and beautiful setting, 
including forty en-suite rooms.

Terry Barfoot writes widely on music for Britain’s leading journals, orchestras, festivals and 
record companies. A well-known figure in the musical life of southern England, he lectures at 
Oxford and other universities, and is Publications Consultant to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Course members will arrive on Friday at 5pm and depart after tea on Sunday. Arts in Residence 
and Dillington House offer an excellent cuisine including dinners with wine. The weekend will 
end with tea on Sunday.



Price: £270.00 per person (twin/double rooms), £295.00 (single rooms)
to include all meals, wine, beverages, course fees and accommodation.
Booking: Arts in Residence, 25, Mulberry Lane, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2QU.  
£50.00 per person deposit with booking. (Cheques payable to Arts in Residence Ltd.)

Enquiries: 02392 383356   Email: info@artsinresidence.co.uk   Website: http://www.artsinresidence.co.uk/ 


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This page last updated 21st January 2010