MET OPENS 100TH SEASON WITH 'LES TROYENS'
October 7, 1983
4h 10m
FR
Brian Large
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.
Tatiana Troyanos
Dido
Jessye Norman
Cassandre
Plácido Domingo
Aeneas
Hector Berlioz
1
Allan Monk
Coroebus
Paul Plishka
Narbal
Jocelyne Taillon
Anna
James Levine
Conductor
MET Orchestra
Cast
Deutsche Grammophon
DE
