Chorèbe

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Chorèbe is a Trojan prince and fiancé of Cassandra in Hector Berlioz’s opera *Les Troyens*, embodying noble but doomed heroism during Troy’s final days.

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Chorèbe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
fictional character
male character
opera character
appearsIn Les Troyens
appearsInAct Act I of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens

Act II of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens

Act III of Les Troyens
linked to: Les Troyens
artForm music drama
associatedWith fall of Troy
linked to: Fall of Troy
associatedWithTheme duty versus foreknowledge of doom
love in wartime
basedOn Choribus from Virgil’s Aeneid (loosely)
characterTrait brave
devoted
honorable
noble
createdBy Hector Berlioz
culturalOrigin 19th-century French Romantic opera
deathType heroic death in battle
diesIn sack of Troy
dramaticFunction foil to Cassandra’s prophetic despair
tragic hero
embodies doomed heroism
fiancéOf Cassandra
firstPerformanceOfWork 1863 (complete premiere of Les Troyens in parts)
inspiredBy Virgil’s Aeneid
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

classical mythology
languageOfWork French
librettoBy Hector Berlioz
moralAlignment heroic
narrativeStatus tragic
nationality Trojan
notableRelationship ally of Hector
defender of Priam’s city
operaGenreContext French grand opera
operaPremiereCity Paris
relationshipToCassandra lover
supporter of Cassandra
roleInWork heroic baritone role
setting Troy
timePeriodInFiction final days of Troy
voiceType baritone
workForm grand opera in five acts

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Les Troyens character Chorèbe
H 133 workPrincipalCharacters Chorèbe