Really one of the best productions of any of berlioz s operas ive seen, and i do prefer it to the thrillingly sung but drab 1983 met production with norman, troyanos and domingo. Berliozs les troyens a survey of the discography by ralph moore. The french composer died before he could hear his full work, as napoleon iii cancelled the performance at the paris opera. The fiveact french opera was based on virgils poem, the aeneid. Media in category les troyens the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. At lyric, berliozs les troyens as parable for our times.
Access article in pdf the loves of hector berlioz, in his life and in les troyens beth hart figures. Daviss recording of berlioz s epic opera les troyens is going to shake up the classicalmusic industry as nothing else has in some time. Les troyens by hector berlioz reached the metropolitan opera on october 22, 1973, ninety years to the day after the company had opened its first season in the old house. This page lists all recordings of les troyens the trojans by hector berlioz 180369. This section is intended to provide the texts and libretti of berlioz s vocal music, including his operas, masses, songs and other works accompanied with voices. Translating classical visions in berlioz s les troyens. Composed in 1858, the libretto of hector berlioz opera les troyens was written by berlioz himself. Berliozs 1863 reorchestration for the smaller theatrelyrique forces.
The complicated performing and publishing history is partially evident in the extant scores of les troyens. Opera news daviss newest recording of les troyens has an excitement born of the glowing sheen of perfection. Hector berlioz les troyens counts among the biggest pieces of music berlioz s libretto is drawn from books i, ii and iv of virgils aeneid. Les troyens is berlioz s most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artistic career, but he did not live to see it performed in its entirety. A magnificent cast of singers, predominantly francophone, assembled under the baton of john nelson, an acknowledged master of berlioz s music who has conducted les troyens more frequently than anyone else over a period of more than 40 years. Performances of berlioz s epic opera in two parts, les troyens, are rare events. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In les troyens, berlioz stages scenes from virgils aeneid with a keen sense of the challenges faced by an artist work ing within a tradition. This lyric opera of chicago performance from 2016 starred christine goerke cassandre.
One of operas supreme masterpieces, hector berlioz s les troyens, has arrived at lyric at last a momentous occasion, to say the least. Visually, it is much more interesting, traditional and classical in colour and beautiful whether in brown. Although there was no production to be had in the pretty city of strasbourg this easter weekend, a pair of concert performances with a stellar lineup had francophile operagoers drooling in anticipation. Antonio pappano introduces the music of les troyens the royal opera. Download hector berlioz les troyens the trojans, h.
Les troyens, grand opera in 5 acts, words and music by hector berlioz. The hector berlioz website premiere of les troyens 4. Topics addressed include berlioz and virgil, les troyens. Berlioz s fiveact opera les troyens was his largest and most ambitious work, and is considered by many to be his masterpiece. The trojans work hector berliozhector berlioz opera. Notes this reprint of berlioz s privately published 1862 vocal score of les troyens reflects the 1863 performance, which consisted of only half of the opera, and was thus entitled les troyens a carthage. Pdf translating classical visions in berliozs les troyens emily.
Les troyens is an opera i have loved for the two decades that i been in love with the art form. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Paris, 8 march 1869 the classical works of literature assimilated in the nineteenth century included not only those by recent or contemporary authors, but quite naturally the writings of antiquity. Five acts, nine scenes, an omnipresent chorus, a plethora of roles, a monumental orchestra hector berlioz, acting as a demiurge, has created his own version of virgils epic poem the aeneid. The bicentennial year has doubled the field of choice with the release of this arthaus musik dvd of the 2000 salzburg festival staging by the late directordesigner herbert wernicke.
Berliozs les troyens a survey of the discography by. All texts are given only in the original language mostly french, except for sacred works in latin. Todd rosenberg hector berlioz served as composer and librettist for his epic operatic adaptation of virgils aeneid. Hector berlioz, georges pretre, marilyn horne, nicolai gedda, shirley verrett, veriando luchetti berlioz. Berlioz was fascinated by virgils aeneid from childhood. The trojans is a french grand opera in five acts by hector berlioz.
Berlioz libretti les troyens the hector berlioz website. Berlioz s les troyens a survey of the discography by ralph moore in over a hundred years of recording history, there have been no more than forty recordings of erlioz epic masterpiece in any form excerpts, complete, in french, english and several other languages and there are reasons for that comparative paucity of output. History of les troyens hector berlioz finished his monumnetal opera, les troyens, in 1858. It was in two parts, both adapted from virgilthe capture of troy and the trojans at. The drama of the trojan war, replete with heroes and tragedy, has captivated audiences from literature to film, and nowhere does it come to life more vividly than in french operas most astounding work, les troyens. The problem is also partly one of berlioz s pacing. Bringing this work to our stage has been an extraordinarily complex endeavor, to which every area of the company has contributed significantly. Les troyens, at the royal opera house in london the. The libretto was written by berlioz himself from virgils epic poem the aeneid. Berlioz les troyens antonio pappano act 4 5 youtube. Rising tenor bryan hymel, in his met debut, stars as the hero charged. Les troyens has always deserved this recording, and it might. Find the metropolitan opera on facebook opens new window find the metropolitan opera on twitter opens new window find the metropolitan opera on instagram opens new window. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Some musical analysis, but much is userfriendly to the nonspecialist. Les troyens is an opera in five acts and nine scenes by hector berlioz. Contains many cuts and interpolations from acts iiiv of les troyens, too numerous to mention here. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. According to music writer christian wasselin berlioz carried les troyens inside him all his life. Share berlioz s epic masterpiece retells the magnificent saga of the aftermath of the trojan war and the exploits of aeneas. A scene from hector berlioz s les troyens with christine goerke, above crowd, as. Substantially shorter than wagners ring, it is nonetheless staged far less frequently. In over a hundred years of recording history, there. The loves of hector berlioz, in his life and in les troyens. Berlioz, hector les troyens full opera score repertoire explorer. The contention that les troyens contains some of the most beautiful music ever written by hector berlioz has been tried and found true at the metropolitan opera house.
It represented the pinnacle of his creative abilities, and the convergence of all the major influences, both literary and musical, that had shaped his artistic personality. Grand and glorious in its musical and dramatic breadth, this operatic retelling of virgils aeneid is rarely performed because of its enormous scale. Christine goerke in lyric opera of chicagos les troyens photo. Les troyens a scene from berlioz s fiveact opera, which opened on monday at the royal opera house in london under david mcvicars direction. The loves of hector berlioz, in his life and in les troyens beth hart. He had put pen to paper during the twoyear period from 18561858, but the work had been simmering in his imagination for decades. We find an even more explicit demonstra tion of musical adaptation as a form of literary translation in berliozs opera les troyens, where the composer adopts. Berlioz les troyens antonio pappano act 1 3 youtube. Synopsis, libretto, highlights, midi, noten, sheet music.
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