Berlioz: Les Troyens

“MET OPENS 100TH SEASON WITH 'LES TROYENS'”

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.

Music

Hector Berlioz

Screenplay

Hector Berlioz

Director

Brian Large

Status

Released

Release date

07/10/1983

Original language

French