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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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Anna Caterina AntonacciAnna Caterina AntonacciCassandra
  • Photo of Gregory KundeGregory KundeAeneas
  • Photo of Ludovic TézierLudovic TézierChorèbe
  • Photo of Laurent NaouriLaurent NaouriNarbal
  • Photo of Renata PokupićRenata PokupićAnna
  • Photo of Susan GrahamSusan GrahamDido
  • Photo of Nicolas TestéNicolas TestéPanthée
  • Photo of Mark PadmoreMark PadmoreIopas
  • Photo of Stéphanie d'OustracStéphanie d'OustracAscagne
  • Photo of Topi LehtipuuTopi LehtipuuHylas / Hélélenus

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