Les Troyens

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Les Troyens is a grand five-act French opera by Hector Berlioz, inspired by Virgil’s Aeneid and renowned for its epic scale and rich orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French opera ⓘ
grand opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Trojans ⓘ
basedOn Aeneid ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
basedOnAuthor Virgil ⓘ
catalogueNumber H 133 ⓘ
character Anna ⓘ
Cassandre ⓘ
Chorèbe ⓘ
Didon ⓘ
linked to: Dido

Narbal ⓘ
Énée ⓘ
composer Hector Berlioz ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1858 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1856 ⓘ
firstCompletePerformanceCity Karlsruhe ⓘ
firstCompletePerformanceYear 1890 ⓘ
genre epic opera ⓘ
tragic opera ⓘ
influencedBy French grand opera tradition ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Hector Berlioz ⓘ
notableAria "Adieu, fière cité" ⓘ
"Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie" ⓘ
notableFeature demanding vocal parts ⓘ
epic scale ⓘ
large chorus ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
notableScene Royal Hunt and Storm ⓘ
Trojan Horse scene ⓘ
linked to: Trojan Horse
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
orchestration large Romantic orchestra ⓘ
originalStructure five acts ⓘ
part La Prise de Troie ⓘ
Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
periodOfComposition mid-19th century ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1863-11-04 ⓘ
premierePlace Théâtre Lyrique ⓘ
publisher Choudens ⓘ
setting Carthage ⓘ
Troy ⓘ
subject Aeneas’s journey to Carthage ⓘ
fall of Troy ⓘ
love of Dido and Aeneas ⓘ
timePeriod Romantic era ⓘ

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Hector Berlioz → notableWork → Les Troyens ⓘ
Les Troyens → part → Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage → alsoKnownAs → Les Troyens, Part II ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage → alsoKnownAs → Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Théâtre Lyrique → notablePremiere → Les Troyens (parts of the complete work) ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Cassandre → appearsIn → Les Troyens ⓘ
Cassandre → firstPerformanceWork → Les Troyens ⓘ
Cassandre → appearsInAct → Act I of Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Cassandre → appearsInAct → Act II of Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Chorèbe → appearsIn → Les Troyens ⓘ
Chorèbe → appearsInAct → Act I of Les Troyens ⓘ
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Chorèbe → appearsInAct → Act II of Les Troyens ⓘ
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Chorèbe → appearsInAct → Act III of Les Troyens ⓘ
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Narbal → appearsIn → Les Troyens ⓘ
Narbal → fictionalUniverse → Les Troyens ⓘ
Anna → appearsIn → Les Troyens ⓘ
Anna → appearsInAct → Act I of Les Troyens ⓘ
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Anna → appearsInAct → Act II of Les Troyens ⓘ
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Anna → appearsInAct → Act III of Les Troyens ⓘ
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Anna → originalWorkTitle → Les Troyens ⓘ
Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie → partOf → Les Troyens ⓘ
Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie → parentWorkTitle → Les Troyens ⓘ
Adieu, fière cité → partOfWork → Les Troyens ⓘ
subject linked to: "Adieu, fière cité"
Adieu, fière cité → operaSectionContext → Les Troyens: Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
subject linked to: "Adieu, fière cité"
linked to: Les Troyens
Adieu, fière cité → parentWorkTitle → Les Troyens ⓘ
subject linked to: "Adieu, fière cité"
Royal Hunt and Storm → partOf → Les Troyens ⓘ
Royal Hunt and Storm → operaAct → Act IV of Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
Royal Hunt and Storm → premiereWork → Les Troyens ⓘ
Royal Hunt and Storm → associatedComposerWork → Les Troyens, H.133 ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
H 133 → catalogues → Les Troyens ⓘ
H 133 → refersToWork → Les Troyens ⓘ
H 133 → workTitle → Les Troyens ⓘ
The Trojans → titleOf → Les Troyens ⓘ
Les Troyens → part → Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
subject linked to: The Trojans
linked to: Les Troyens
The Trojans → originalTitle → Les Troyens ⓘ