1983
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4h 10m
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Genres
Drama
Music
History
Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon
Berlioz: Les Troyens
MET OPENS 100TH SEASON WITH 'LES TROYENS'
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Hector Berlioz
Director: Brian Large
