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Berlioz: Les Troyens (2003)

This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten years of the Trojan War. Cassandra tries to warn of the terrible fate to come, but fate is set and Troy falls. The first two acts cover this tragic end, then the flight of survivors to Carthage and events at Carthage continue in acts 3 - 5, culminating in the further voyage for Italy and Rome. This is Virgil's classic epic, in operatic form, in about a three and a half hour performance from French Opera.

Release: 2003-10-26
Runtime: 314 min
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Cassandra
Gregory Kunde
Gregory Kunde
Aeneas
Ludovic Tézier
Ludovic Tézier
Chorèbe
Laurent Naouri
Laurent Naouri
Narbal
Renata Pokupić
Renata Pokupić
Anna
Susan Graham
Susan Graham
Dido
Nicolas Testé
Nicolas Testé
Panthée
Mark Padmore
Mark Padmore
Iopas
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Ascagne
Topi Lehtipuu
Topi Lehtipuu
Hylas / Hélélenus
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Fernand Bernadi
La Fantôme d'Hector
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René Schirrer
Priam / Mercure
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Danielle Bouthillon
Hécube
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Benjamin Davies
Un Soldat
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Robert Davies
Un Chef Grec
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Conductor