Chorèbe

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Chorèbe is a Trojan prince and fiancé of Cassandra in Hector Berlioz’s opera *Les Troyens*, embodying noble but doomed heroism during Troy’s final days.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chorèbe canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
appearsIn Les Troyens ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens

Act II of Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens

Act III of Les Troyens ⓘ
linked to: Les Troyens
artForm music drama ⓘ
associatedWith fall of Troy ⓘ
linked to: Fall of Troy
associatedWithTheme duty versus foreknowledge of doom ⓘ
love in wartime ⓘ
basedOn Choribus from Virgil’s Aeneid (loosely) ⓘ
characterTrait brave ⓘ
devoted ⓘ
honorable ⓘ
noble ⓘ
createdBy Hector Berlioz ⓘ
culturalOrigin 19th-century French Romantic opera ⓘ
deathType heroic death in battle ⓘ
diesIn sack of Troy ⓘ
dramaticFunction foil to Cassandra’s prophetic despair ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
embodies doomed heroism ⓘ
fiancéOf Cassandra ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1863 (complete premiere of Les Troyens in parts) ⓘ
inspiredBy Virgil’s Aeneid ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

classical mythology ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
librettoBy Hector Berlioz ⓘ
moralAlignment heroic ⓘ
narrativeStatus tragic ⓘ
nationality Trojan ⓘ
notableRelationship ally of Hector ⓘ
defender of Priam’s city ⓘ
operaGenreContext French grand opera ⓘ
operaPremiereCity Paris ⓘ
relationshipToCassandra lover ⓘ
supporter of Cassandra ⓘ
roleInWork heroic baritone role ⓘ
setting Troy ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction final days of Troy ⓘ
voiceType baritone ⓘ
workForm grand opera in five acts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Les Troyens → character → Chorèbe ⓘ
H 133 → workPrincipalCharacters → Chorèbe ⓘ