Les Troyens /

The opera starts with the Trojans rejoicing at the apparent departure of the Greeks after ten years of siege. The Trojans admit the wooden horse of the Greeks into the city. Fighting breaks out, the Trojans flee and Cassandra kills herself. Aeneas leaves and finds himself in Carthage, where he falls...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Pioneer Entertainment
Other Authors:	Troyanos, Tatiana, Norman, Jessye, Domingo, Plácido, 1941-, Monk, Allan, Plishka, Paul, 1941-, Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Published:	Long Beach, Calif. : Pioneer Entertainment, [1994]
Subjects:	Operas. Trojan War > Drama.

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Summary:	The opera starts with the Trojans rejoicing at the apparent departure of the Greeks after ten years of siege. The Trojans admit the wooden horse of the Greeks into the city. Fighting breaks out, the Trojans flee and Cassandra kills herself. Aeneas leaves and finds himself in Carthage, where he falls in love with Queen Dido of Carthage. Aeneas then leaves Carthage and Queen Dido kills herself.
Item Description:	French with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera in October 1983. Program notes by David Hamilton and synopsis in English inserted in container. "PC 94-048." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	3 videodiscs (253 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
Format:	Extended play CLV.
Production Credits:	Conductor, James Levine ; producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; director, Brian Large.