Berlioz: Les Troyens
05/01/2013
4h 20m



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.
Cast


Deborah Voigt
Cassandra


Dwayne Croft
Coroebus


Bryan Hymel
Aeneas


Susan Graham
Dido
Julie Boulianne
Ascanius


Richard Bernstein
Panthus
Karen Cargill
Anna


Kwangchul Youn
Narbal / God Mercury


Eric Cutler
Iopas
Paul Appleby
Hylas


Joyce DiDonato
Self - Host
Eduardo Valdes
Helenus
Julie Boulianne
Hecuba
Julien Robbins
Priam


David Crawford
Ghost of Hector


Jacqueline Antaramian
Andromache
Connell C. Rapavy
Astyanax
Paul Corona
First Trojan soldier


James Courtney
Second Trojan soldier


James Courtney
Laocoön
MET Orchestra
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