Berlioz: Les Troyens
07/10/1983
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.
Movie Information
Tatiana Troyanos
as Dido
Jessye Norman
as Cassandre
Plácido Domingo
as Aeneas
Allan Monk
as Coroebus
Paul Plishka
as Narbal
Jocelyne Taillon
as Anna
James Levine
as Conductor
MET Orchestra
as
