This page lists all recordings of les troyens the trojans by hector berlioz 180369. Antonio pappano introduces the music of les troyens the. Les troyens a carthage, jeune orchestre europeen hector berlioz. I didnt like at all her act i and didnt have a great partner in degout chorebe. The epic tale of the fall of troy haunted berlioz from childhood and inspired some of his most passionately dramatic, richly colorful music.
Les troyens is berlioz s most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artistic career, but he did not live to see it performed in its entirety. Les troyens royal opera house, 2012 reino unido blu. Magnificent though it was, some reckoned that reading lacked something in zip. Hector berlioz 18031869 les troyens, opera in five acts.
Ive seen eva maria westbroek as sieglinde and minnie. The work is a dramatization, by berlioz himself, of the second and fourth books of virgils aeneid, with some changes, contributions from elsewhere in the poem, and, in one famous. The church of st eustache, the orchestras regular recording venue, was not big enough to accommodate all the separate ensembles and choirs in the trojan march at. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Berliozs troyens returns to metropolitan opera the. Berlioz les troyens erato 9029576220 sb classical music.
Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Les troyens adieu fiere cite didon youtube mozart requiem sir colin davis 2004 multisubs duration. Although including the sinon scene cut and partly destroyed by berlioz, it is complementary, not a replacement. Les troyens david cairns, opera sep 1st 2012 antonio pappanos conducting, meanwhile, is electric and eruptive throughout, yet wonderfully attentive to the needs of his singers, so that no one has to battle to be heard against the orchestra. The new production, directed by david mcvicar and conducted by.
Berlioz s magnum opus les troyens at covent garden by david karlin, 26 june 2012 its one of the most famous, most studied, most archetypal passages in epic poetry. The libretto was written by berlioz himself from virgil s epic poem the aeneid. Les troyens by hector berlioz, colin davis, royal opera house covent garden from amazons classical music store. Cassandra, anna caterina antonacci and anna, hanna hipp. Musically, it is very well served in this bluray from valencia. The work is a dramatization, by berlioz himself, of the second and fourth books of virgils aeneid, with some changes, contributions from. Set in bethlehem, ny where love and romance get a helping hand from guardian angels and mysterious interventions. Berlioz les troyens antonacci, barcellona, capitanucci. Todays deals vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell.
Music director, the royal opera, antonio pappano introduces the music to berliozs epic les troyens the trojans, including singers alexandra deshorties cassandra and bryan hymel aeneas with. Les troyens album floats in a sea of unnecessary releases. His penultimate opera, les troyens is considered to be the composers masterpiece, and indeed it brings together all the elements and the variety that is characteristic of berliozs range, from darkness to light, from blood and thunder to tender lyricism, with rousing choruses, dramatic singing performances, musical interludes and dance sequences. John nelson, joyce didonato and a carefully assembled cast never let the pace slacken in a stylish recording full of tremendous dramatic commitment. Berliozs troyens returns to metropolitan opera the new. The metropolitan opera is bringing back its visually striking version of les troyens, with a score lasting four and a half hours, in a season that also has a number of new productions. The opera featured here is a prime example les troyens the trojans is a complex, fiveact spectacle with elements ranging from gentle sentiment to bombastic special effects.
Berliozs les troyens is one of the greatest and most beautiful operas ever written. His father, pasquale pappano, was by vocation a singing teacher. New book by emmanuel reibel and beatrice didier in french. Berliozs magnum opus les troyens at covent garden by. Westbroek, pappano, mcvicar, orchestra of the royal opera house, hymel. His penultimate opera, les troyens is considered to be the composers masterpiece, and indeed it brings together all the elements and the variety that is characteristic of berlioz s range, from darkness to light, from blood and thunder to tender lyricism, with rousing choruses, dramatic singing performances, musical interludes and dance sequences. A magnificent achievement, and one that doesnt come along often. A list of all marilyn pappanos series in reading order. In 1972, he conducted the new york premiere of the complete work at carnegie hall. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Royal opera house chorus and orchestra antonio pappano, conductor. Les troyens classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. But, unlike a couple of more recent recordings of troyens, eurotrash is held to a minimum. John nelson has not only been involved with les troyens throughout his career. Valery gergiev deserves plaudits for his marvelous conducting of this sprawling score.
Berlioz les troyens antonio pappano act 4 5 youtube. Royal opera house june 2012 production conducted by antonio pappano, is now available on youtube. That was the case at covent garden in 2012 when pappano and mcvicar triumphed in berliozs greatest masterpiece les troyens. Dec 15, 2012 the metropolitan opera is bringing back its visually striking version of les troyens, with a score lasting four and a half hours, in a season that also has a number of new productions. Perhaps reflecting valencias futuristic house and the wielkis lunar decor, producer carlos padrissa translates berliozs les troyens to star warsstyle space opera. Jun 18, 2012 music director, the royal opera, antonio pappano introduces the music to berlioz s epic les troyens the trojans, including singers alexandra deshorties cassandra and bryan hymel aeneas with. Pappanos family had relocated to england from castelfranco in miscano near benevento, italy, in 1958, and at the time of his birth his parents worked in the restaurant business. Sweet mysterythe gentle side of berlioz april, 2020 by robert levine neither an opera nor an oratorio, this unique workcertainly unique to berlioz, but also to the canon of dramatic choral musicis, to coin a phrase that defines little, placidly holy. That was the case at covent garden in 2012 when pappano and mcvicar triumphed in berlioz s greatest masterpiece les troyens. This page is managed and maintained on behalf of maestro pappano. Twentyfive years after colin davis philips, dutoit offers only the second complete version of berliozs masterpiece. To contact him, please be in touch with his management team at img artists uk. Faust part 1 in all honesty, goethe could have been referring to liszts faust symphony which at around seventy minutes can feel like a very long work of art indeed. The trojans is a french grand opera in five acts by hector berlioz.
Les troyens, viewed by many as the composers greatest opera, is a work that can still fuel controversy about berlioz artistic standing. Making a belated carnegie debut with these performances and also a rare appearance with the new york philharmonic in february, mr. Berlioz was called a genius without talent by mendelssohn, and while that assessment is clearly harsh, it is not without some merit. Bbc music magazine, christmas 2017, more release date. A magnificent cast of singers, predominantly francophone. Royal opera house, sir antonio pappano, sir david mcvicar. It formed the bloated climax of a demonic date with the grim reaper, who loomed large over sir antonio pappanos total liszt programme with the lso. A big plus is the largely francophone cast, the americans learning by example. One of todays most soughtafter conductors, acclaimed for his charismatic leadership and inspirational performances in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, sir antonio pappano has been music director of the royal opera house covent garden since 2002, and music director of the orchestra dellaccademia nazionale di santa cecilia in rome since 2005. Les troyens is berlioz s most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artistic career, but he did not live to see it. Theres more to genuine science fiction than plastic armour and funny hairdos, though. Recorded live from the royal opera house, june 2012.
Berlioz troyens pappano opus arte bluray oabd71d dbi. Along with his lifelong love for opera, berlioz also had a longstanding passion for the epic poetry of virgil, and in particular for the aeneid. This is colin daviss second recording of les troyens, following his outofprint 1969 version. Oct 06, 2017 antonio pappano at the parco della musica in rome, home of the orchestra dellaccademia nazionale di santa cecilia, which he will conduct in two concerts at carnegie hall. Of these other versions, only the pappano dvd of the current covent garden production is at all recent, so this new version practically has the field to itself. Everyone in the cast list above is superb but especial mention must be made of aeneas, bryan hymel.
The much longer second of the opera dramatizes book four, the love affair of dido and aeneas. A performance of berlioz s magnificent les troyens the trojans is always a special event especially when the results are as outstanding as this concert performance given over two days of the easter weekend of 2017 at salle rasme, strasbourg. The libretto was written by berlioz himself from virgils epic poem the aeneid. David mcvicar, stage director es devlin, set and costume designer. Berlioz, h troyens les royal opera house, 2012 ntsc. Dont misjudge too early the performance of lemieuxs cassandre. Les troyens a score of thrilling power and whitehot invention brought to life by the veteran maestro john nelson, who conducts with compelling. Pappano s family had relocated to england from castelfranco in miscano near benevento, italy, in 1958, and at the time of his birth his parents worked in the restaurant business. This new erato recording of the complete, uncut score of les troyens is drawn from two concert performances that took place over the easter weekend in april 2017 in the city of strasbourg in eastern france. When pappano was years old, he moved with his family to connecticut. One of todays most soughtafter conductors, acclaimed for his charismatic leadership and inspirational performances in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, sir antonio pappano has been music director of the royal opera house covent garden since 2. Antonio pappano is known for his work on the goonies 1985, tosca 2001 and lohengrin 1990. Berliozs magnum opus les troyens at covent garden by david karlin, 26 june 2012 its one of the most famous, most studied, most archetypal passages in epic poetry.
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