"Adieu, fière cité"

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"Adieu, fière cité" is a poignant farewell aria sung by the character Didon in Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, expressing her sorrow and resignation as she bids goodbye to Carthage.

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"Adieu, fière cité" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aria
vocal solo
basedOn Aeneid
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
basedOnWorkBy Virgil
characterContext Didon, Queen of Carthage
linked to: Queen of Carthage
composer Hector Berlioz
countryOfOrigin France
dramaticFunction farewell aria
lament
firstPerformanceOfParentWork 1863
genre opera aria
language French
librettist Hector Berlioz
narrativeMoment Didon bids farewell to Carthage
notableRoleType French grand opera mezzo-soprano role excerpt
operaActContext second part of Les Troyens
operaSectionContext Les Troyens: Les Troyens à Carthage
linked to: Les Troyens
originalLanguage French
parentWorkComposer Hector Berlioz
parentWorkPremiereLocation Paris
parentWorkTitle Les Troyens
partOfWork Les Troyens
period Romantic era
sungByCharacter Didon
linked to: Dido
theme farewell to Carthage
linked to: L’Adieu

resignation
sorrow
typicalPerformanceContext concert excerpt
staged performance of Les Troyens
voiceType mezzo-soprano

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Les Troyens notableAria "Adieu, fière cité"