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Berlioz: Les Troyens

Berlioz: Les Troyens

MET OPENS 100TH SEASON WITH 'LES TROYENS'

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Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor who understands the uniqueness of the score—plus a production that does visual justice to the work. “A stupendous achievement” was one critic’s assessment of Peter Wexler’s inventive production. And with James Levine’s wizardry galvanizing the marvelous all-star cast, this is truly a gem. Plácido Domingo is the legendary hero Aeneas, Jessye Norman the obsessed prophetess Cassandra, and Tatiana Troyanos is Queen Dido, who commits suicide when Aeneas leaves her.

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

250 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

07 October 1983

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tatiana Troyanos

Tatiana Troyanos

Dido

Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman

Cassandre

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Aeneas

Allan Monk

Allan Monk

Coroebus

Paul Plishka

Paul Plishka

Narbal

Jocelyne Taillon

Jocelyne Taillon

Anna

James Levine

James Levine

Conductor

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

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