Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage

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Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage is the second, Carthage-set part of Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, focusing on the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of an opera
opera
alsoKnownAs Les Troyens à Carthage
linked to: Les Troyens

Les Troyens, Part II
linked to: Les Troyens
basedOn Aeneid
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
basedOnWorkBy Virgil
composer Hector Berlioz
containsCharacterType heroic warrior
queen
featuresCharacter Anna
Ascanius
Iopas
Mercury
Narbal
genre grand opera
historicalContext 19th-century French opera
language French
mainCharacter Aeneas
Dido
narrativeSource books 1 and 4 of the Aeneid
notableScene final death scene of Dido
love duet of Dido and Aeneas
numberOfActsInParentOpera 5
orchestrationBy Hector Berlioz
originalComposerIntendedUnityWith Les Troyens, complete
originalCountryOfPremiere France
partOf Les Troyens
period Romantic era
periodOfComposition 1856–1858
positionInParentOpera second part
premiereDate 1863
premierePlace Paris
premiereTheatre Théâtre Lyrique
setting Carthage
structure multiple acts
subject Dido and Aeneas
tragic love story
theme duty versus passion
fate
sacrifice
vocalForces chorus
orchestra
solo voices

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Salle Le Peletier hostedPremiereOf Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Jessye Norman notableRole Cassandra in Hector Berlioz's "Les Troyens"
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Théâtre Lyrique notablePremiere Les Troyens à Carthage (Hector Berlioz)
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Narbal firstAppearance opera Les Troyens
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Susan Graham notableRole Didon in Berlioz's Les Troyens
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage