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Berlioz: Les Troyens (2003)

Genre : Music

Runtime : 5H 14M

Director : Peter Maniura, Yannis Kokkos

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Anna Caterina Antonacci
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Cassandra
Gregory Kunde
Gregory Kunde
Aeneas
Ludovic Tézier
Ludovic Tézier
Chorèbe
Laurent Naouri
Laurent Naouri
Narbal
Renata Pokupić
Renata Pokupić
Anna
Susan Graham
Susan Graham
Dido
Nicolas Testé
Nicolas Testé
Panthée
Mark Padmore
Mark Padmore
Iopas
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Ascagne
Topi Lehtipuu
Topi Lehtipuu
Hylas / Hélélenus
Fernand Bernadi
Fernand Bernadi
La Fantôme d'Hector
René Schirrer
René Schirrer
Priam / Mercure
Danielle Bouthillon
Danielle Bouthillon
Hécube
Benjamin Davies
Benjamin Davies
Un Soldat
Robert Davies
Robert Davies
Un Chef Grec
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Conductor

Crews

Peter Maniura
Peter Maniura
Director
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Music
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Conductor
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Original Music Composer
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Writer
Yannis Kokkos
Yannis Kokkos
Director
Yannis Kokkos
Yannis Kokkos
Set Designer
Yannis Kokkos
Yannis Kokkos
Costume Design
Richird Springer
Richird Springer
Choreographer
Patrice Trottier
Patrice Trottier
Lighting Design

Posters and backgrounds

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