Summary This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten years of the Trojan War. Cassandra tries to warn of the terrible fate to come, but fate is set and Troy falls. The first two acts cover this tragic end, then the flight of survivors to Carthage and events at Carthage continue in acts 3 - 5, culminating in the further voyage for Italy and Rome. This is Virgil's classic epic, in operatic form, in about a three and a half hour performance from French Opera. View more details
Directed : Peter Maniura
Written : Hector Berlioz
Stars : Gregory Kunde Susan Graham Anna Caterina Antonacci Ludovic Tézier
Genres : Drama Music
Release date : Oct 25, 2003
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Paris, France
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) François Roussillon et Associés Théâtre Musical de Paris Châtelet
Summary This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten years of the Trojan War. Cassandra tries to warn of the terrible fate to come, but fate is set and Troy falls. The first two acts cover this tragic end, then the flight of survivors to Carthage and events at Carthage continue in acts 3 - 5, culminating in the further voyage for Italy and Rome. This is Virgil's classic epic, in operatic form, in about a three and a half hour performance from French Opera. View more details
Genres : Drama Music
Release date : Oct 25, 2003
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Paris, France
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) François Roussillon et Associés Théâtre Musical de Paris Châtelet
