Berlioz: Les Troyens (2013)
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2013-01-05
United States of America
260 Min.
PG-13
Music, Drama
Overview
Berlioz’s epic masterpiece retells the magnificent saga of the aftermath of the Trojan War and the exploits of Aeneas. Rising tenor Bryan Hymel, in his Met debut, stars as the hero charged by the gods with the founding of the city of Rome. Susan Graham is Dido, Queen of Carthage, who becomes Aeneas’s lover, and Deborah Voigt sings Cassandra, the Trojan princess whose warnings about the impending destruction of Troy go unheeded. Francesca Zambello’s atmospheric production, featuring choreography by Doug Varone, is led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi.
Cast
Cassandra
Coroebus
Aeneas
Dido
Ascanius
Panthus
Anna
Narbal / God Mercury
Iopas
Hylas
Self - Host
Helenus
Hecuba
Priam
Ghost of Hector
Andromache
Astyanax
First Trojan soldier
Second Trojan soldier
Laocoön
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