Troyens, Les (The Trojans)
Classification added June 28, 2016Premiered December 6, 1890 / November 4, 1863 / December 5 & 6, 1890
Karlsruhe (12/6/1890) Part 1 – “La Prise de Troi” (III Acts) in German -Paris. Theatre-Lyrique (1863) Part 2 – “Les Troyens a Carthage” (IV Acts). Karlsruhe (12/5 & 6, 1890) Complete work
Composer:
Hector Berlioz
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Hector Berlioz
Description:
Opera in V Acts and 9 Tableaux
Notes:
Text based on Books I, II, and IV of Virgil’s epic poem the “Aeneid”. Woven into the opera text are also ideas and events drawn from other parts of the poem (incl. from books XII, III, & V). The first two Acts of the opera are set in Troy. The action of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Acts takes place in Carthage, the Tyrian city on the north coast of Africa founded by Dido.
Time Period:
The Trojan War – after the war
Place:
Troy – in and near Carthage
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Aeneas (Enee) | Tenor | L |
| Dido | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Cassandra (Cassadre) | Soprano | L |
| Chorebus (Chorebe) | Baritone | F |
| Anna | Contralto | F |
| Narbal | Bass | F |
| The Shade of Hector/The Ghost of Hector | Bass | S |
| Panthus (Panthee) | Bass | S |
| Ascanius (Ascagne) | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Iopas | Tenor (High Range) | S |
| Hylas | Tenor | S |
| Helenus | Tenor | S |
| King Priam / The Ghost of Priam | Bass | S |
| Hecuba / The Ghost of Cassandra | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| A Trojan Soldier | Baritone | B |
| A Greek Captain | Bass | B |
| Andromaque (Pantomime) | Mime | |
| Astyanax (Pantomime) | Mime | |
| First Sentry (Soldier) | Baritone | B |
| Second Sentry (Soldier) | Bass | B |
| The Ghost of Cassandra (alone) | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
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| The Ghost of Chorebus | Baritone | B |
| The Ghost of Hector (alone) | Bass | B |
| The Ghost of Priam (alone) | Bass | B |
| The God Mercury | Bass | B (4 meas) |
| Polyxene | Soprano | CB |
| The High Priest of Pluto (Act V, last Sc.) | Bass | CB |
| 2 Trojan Chiefs | Bass | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 60
Divisi: SATB