Berlioz: Les Troyens (2017)
This release from Erato consists of highlights from the live concert of April 15, 2017 in the city of Strasbourg in eastern France. A magnificent cast of singers, predominantly Francophone, assembled under the baton of John Nelson, an acknowledged master of Berlioz’s music who has conducted Les Troyens more frequently than anyone else over a period of more than 40 years; he made his name with the piece when he led performances at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1974 and enjoyed great acclaim for a production at the Frankfurt Opera shortly before the Strasbourg concerts.
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Joyce DiDonato as Dido |
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Michael Spyres as Aeneas |
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Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Cassandra |
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Stéphane Degout as Coroebus |
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Philippe Sly as Panthus |
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Nicolas Courjal as Narbal |
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Cyrille Dubois as Iopas |
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Marianne Crebassa as Ascanius |
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Hanna Hipp as Anna |
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Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Hylas |
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Bertrand Grunenwald as Priam |
| Sound | John Nelson | Conductor |
