Berlioz's Les Troyens: Opéra Royal de Versailles
About the Event
John Eliot Gardiner conducts this epic production of Berlioz's masterpiece in the Opéra Royal of Versailles.
First Part: The taking of Troy
Second Part: The Trojans in Carthage
An opera in five acts to a libretto by Hector Berlioz, inspired by Virgil’s Aeneid, premiered in its entirety in Carlsruhe in 1890.
New Production
Cast / Production
Alice Coote Cassandre
Michael Spyres Énée
Paula Murrihy Didon
Lionel Lhote Chorèbe / Sentinelle I
Adèle Charvet Ascagne
William Thomas Narbal
Ashley Riches Panthée
Beth Taylor Anna
Laurence Kilsby Iopas / Hylas
Rebecca Evans Hècube
Alex Rosen Hector / Sentinelle II
*Graham Neal, Helenus
*Sam Evans, A soldier
* Monteverdi Choir soloists
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner Conductor
Tess Gibbs Staging
Rick Fisher Lights
