Berlioz: Les Troyens (1983)
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.
Director: Brian Large
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357017913
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Tatiana Troyanos as Dido |
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Jessye Norman as Cassandre |
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Plácido Domingo as Aeneas |
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Allan Monk as Coroebus |
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Paul Plishka as Narbal |
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Jocelyne Taillon as Anna |
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James Levine as Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Writing | Hector Berlioz | Writer |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | Hector Berlioz | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Fabrizio Melano | Stage Director |
