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The Trojans
Librettist
Based On

Virgil's Aeneid

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Berkeley, CA
Venue
Hearst Greek Theatre
Season
1968
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers

Cast

Cassandre
King Priam
Queen Hecuba
Ascanius
Pantheas
Aeneas
Iopas
Narbal
Ghost of Priam
Ghost of Cassandre
Ghost of Hector

Show Dates

Time and Place

(not indicated)

Scenes

THE CAPTURE OF TROY
Scene 1 -- Outside the walls of Troy
Scene 2 -- The entrance of the horse into Troy
Scene 3 -- The temple of Vesta
THE TROJANS AT CARTHAGE
Act I, Scene 1 -- A courtyard in Dido's palace
Scene 2 -- A terrace in Dido's palace
INTERLUDE: The royal hunt and storm
Act II, Scene 1 -- The port at Carthage
Scene 2 -- An ante-chamber in the temple of Pluto
Scene 3 -- The sacrificial altar

Notes

Presented by The William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Committee for Arts and Lectures, University of California, Berkeley 

15-minute intermission after THE CAPTURE OF TROY; 8-minute intermission after THE TROJANS AT CARTHAGE 

 

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