Composer: |
Hector Berlioz |
Music title: |
Les Troyens (1890) |
Librettist: |
Hector Berlioz |
Work definition: |
Opera in five acts |
Title notes: |
Also known as 'The Trojans' and 'The Trojans at Carthage' |
After: |
After 'Aeneid' by Virgil |
Language: |
French |
Notes: |
When Part II of this opera is performed on its own, it takes the title 'The Trojans at Carthage'.
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World premiere: |
6 December 1890, Karlsruhe, Germany |
ROH premiere: |
6 June 1957, Covent Garden Opera Company |
ROH company premiere: |
6 June 1957, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |