Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage

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Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage is the second, Carthage-set part of Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, focusing on the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of an opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens

Les Troyens, Part II ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
basedOn Aeneid ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
basedOnWorkBy Virgil ⓘ
composer Hector Berlioz ⓘ
containsCharacterType heroic warrior ⓘ
queen ⓘ
featuresCharacter Anna ⓘ
Ascanius ⓘ
Iopas ⓘ
Mercury ⓘ
Narbal ⓘ
genre grand opera ⓘ
historicalContext 19th-century French opera ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mainCharacter Aeneas ⓘ
Dido ⓘ
narrativeSource books 1 and 4 of the Aeneid ⓘ
notableScene final death scene of Dido ⓘ
love duet of Dido and Aeneas ⓘ
numberOfActsInParentOpera 5 ⓘ
orchestrationBy Hector Berlioz ⓘ
originalComposerIntendedUnityWith Les Troyens, complete ⓘ
originalCountryOfPremiere France ⓘ
partOf Les Troyens ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
periodOfComposition 1856–1858 ⓘ
positionInParentOpera second part ⓘ
premiereDate 1863 ⓘ
premierePlace Paris ⓘ
premiereTheatre Théâtre Lyrique ⓘ
setting Carthage ⓘ
structure multiple acts ⓘ
subject Dido and Aeneas ⓘ
tragic love story ⓘ
theme duty versus passion ⓘ
fate ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
vocalForces chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ

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Salle Le Peletier → hostedPremiereOf → Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ
Jessye Norman → notableRole → Cassandra in Hector Berlioz's "Les Troyens" ⓘ
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Théâtre Lyrique → notablePremiere → Les Troyens à Carthage (Hector Berlioz) ⓘ
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Narbal → firstAppearance → opera Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Susan Graham → notableRole → Didon in Berlioz's Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage