Berlioz: Les Troyens

IMDb 0.0 2013 • 260 min • MusicDrama

Director

Barbara Willis Sweete

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Deborah Voigt
Deborah Voigt Cassandra
Dwayne Croft
Dwayne Croft Coroebus
Bryan Hymel
Bryan Hymel Aeneas
Susan Graham
Susan Graham Dido
Julie Boulianne
Julie Boulianne Ascanius