Vérone / Léningrad – Palais des Congrès Neptune, Toulon

About this event

This is a symphonic concert presented by the Opéra de Toulon at Palais Neptune rather than a staged opera or theatrical production. The listed forces are the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Toulon, conducted by Victorien Vanoosten, with Xavier Phillips as cellist. The program brings together excerpts from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet, Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, and his Fifth Symphony. The concert lasts two hours including an interval.