Les Troyens

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Les Troyens is a grand five-act French opera by Hector Berlioz, inspired by Virgil’s Aeneid and renowned for its epic scale and rich orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French opera
grand opera
opera
alsoKnownAs The Trojans
basedOn Aeneid
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
basedOnAuthor Virgil
catalogueNumber H 133
character Anna
Cassandre
Chorèbe
Didon
linked to: Dido

Narbal
Énée
composer Hector Berlioz
compositionEndYear 1858
compositionStartYear 1856
firstCompletePerformanceCity Karlsruhe
firstCompletePerformanceYear 1890
genre epic opera
tragic opera
influencedBy French grand opera tradition
language French
librettist Hector Berlioz
notableAria "Adieu, fière cité"
"Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie"
notableFeature demanding vocal parts
epic scale
large chorus
rich orchestration
notableScene Royal Hunt and Storm
Trojan Horse scene
linked to: Trojan Horse
numberOfActs 5
orchestration large Romantic orchestra
originalStructure five acts
part La Prise de Troie
Les Troyens à Carthage
linked to: Les Troyens
periodOfComposition mid-19th century
premiereCity Paris
premiereCountry France
premiereDate 1863-11-04
premierePlace Théâtre Lyrique
publisher Choudens
setting Carthage
Troy
subject Aeneas’s journey to Carthage
fall of Troy
love of Dido and Aeneas
timePeriod Romantic era

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Hector Berlioz notableWork Les Troyens
Les Troyens part Les Troyens à Carthage
linked to: Les Troyens
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage alsoKnownAs Les Troyens, Part II
linked to: Les Troyens
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage alsoKnownAs Les Troyens à Carthage
linked to: Les Troyens
Théâtre Lyrique notablePremiere Les Troyens (parts of the complete work)
linked to: Les Troyens
Cassandre appearsIn Les Troyens
Cassandre firstPerformanceWork Les Troyens
Cassandre appearsInAct Act I of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Cassandre appearsInAct Act II of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Chorèbe appearsIn Les Troyens
Chorèbe appearsInAct Act I of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Chorèbe appearsInAct Act II of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Chorèbe appearsInAct Act III of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Narbal appearsIn Les Troyens
Narbal fictionalUniverse Les Troyens
Anna appearsIn Les Troyens
Anna appearsInAct Act I of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Anna appearsInAct Act II of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Anna appearsInAct Act III of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Anna originalWorkTitle Les Troyens
Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie partOf Les Troyens
Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie parentWorkTitle Les Troyens
Adieu, fière cité partOfWork Les Troyens
subject linked to: "Adieu, fière cité"
Adieu, fière cité operaSectionContext Les Troyens: Les Troyens à Carthage
subject linked to: "Adieu, fière cité"
linked to: Les Troyens
Adieu, fière cité parentWorkTitle Les Troyens
subject linked to: "Adieu, fière cité"
Royal Hunt and Storm partOf Les Troyens
Royal Hunt and Storm operaAct Act IV of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
Royal Hunt and Storm premiereWork Les Troyens
Royal Hunt and Storm associatedComposerWork Les Troyens, H.133
linked to: Les Troyens
H 133 catalogues Les Troyens
H 133 refersToWork Les Troyens
H 133 workTitle Les Troyens
The Trojans titleOf Les Troyens
Les Troyens part Les Troyens à Carthage
subject linked to: The Trojans
linked to: Les Troyens
The Trojans originalTitle Les Troyens