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Les Troyens a Carthage: Act 1

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Opera in four acts and six tableaux
Words and music by Hector Berlioz
Cast in order of singing: [see below]

Ensemble Vocal de Paris
(Chorus-Master, Andre Jouve)
Orchestra of the Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Conducted by Hermann Scherchen

Scene: Carthage in legendary times

In the gardens of Dido's palace

Contributors

Words and music:
Hector Berlioz
Conducted By:
Hermann Scherchen
Dido, Queen of Carthage:
Arda Mandikian
Anna, sister of Dido:
Jeannine Collard
lopas, a Tyrian poet:
Andre Dran
Ascanius, son of Aeneas:
Micheline Rolle
Pantheus a Trojan priest:
Georges Abdoun
Narbal, Dido's adviser:
Xavier Depraz
Aeneas, a Trojan hero:
Jean Giraudeau
Hylas, a young Phrygian sailor:
Bernard Gallet
First soldier:
Georges Abdoun
Second soldier:
Jean Cazin
The ghosts of Cassandra, Coroebus, Hector, and Priam; the god Mercury; Carthaginians; Trojan warriors; priests; attendants; huntsmen:
[artists uncredited]
Source: Radio Times

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