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Berlioz: Les Troyens (2013)
Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete
Overview
Berlioz’s epic masterpiece retells the magnificent saga of the aftermath of the Trojan War and the exploits of Aeneas. Rising tenor Bryan Hymel, in his Met debut, stars as the hero charged by the gods with the founding of the city of Rome. Susan Graham is Dido, Queen of Carthage, who becomes Aeneas’s lover, and Deborah Voigt sings Cassandra, the Trojan princess whose warnings about the impending destruction of Troy go unheeded. Francesca Zambello’s atmospheric production, featuring choreography by Doug Varone, is led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi.
Length 260 minutes
Actors
Deborah Voigt | Dwayne Croft | Bryan Hymel | Susan Graham | Richard Bernstein | Karen Cargill | Kwangchul Youn | Eric Cutler | Paul Appleby | Joyce DiDonato | Eduardo Valdes | Julie Boulianne | Julien Robbins | David Crawford | Jacqueline Antaramian | Connell C. Rapavy | Paul Corona | James Courtney | MET Orchestra