The Trojans Composer Hector Berlioz Librettist Hector Berlioz Based On Virgil's Aeneid Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1966 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Périsson Production Louis Erlo Designer Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Zachary Solov Costumes courtesy of Paris Opera Cast Cassandre Régine Crespin Didon Régine Crespin Anna Sona Cervena Iopas David Thaw Ascanius Dorothy Krebill Pantheas Clifford Grant Narbal Ara Berberian Aeneas Jon Vickers Hylas L. D. Clements Ghost of Priam David Giosso Ghost of Chorebus Clifford Grant Ghost of Cassandre Carol Kirkpatrick Ghost of Hector Adib Fazah Show Dates Fri, Nov 4 1966, 8pm Tue, Nov 8 1966, 8pm Sat, Nov 12 1966, 8pm Time and Place (not specified) Scenes The Capture of Troy Scene 1 -- Outside the walls of Troy Scene 2 -- The temple of Vesta INTERMISSION The Trojans at Carthage Act I, Scene 1 -- A courtyard in Dido's palace Scene 2 -- A terrace in Dido's palace INTERMISSION Interlude: The royal hunt and storm Act II, Scene 1 -- The port of Carthage Scene 2 -- An ante-chamber in the temple Scene 3 -- The sacrificial altar Media Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Mason Jones Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Mason Jones Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Mason Jones Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Cahen Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Unknown Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sona Cervena (Anna), Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Unknown Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ara Berberian (Narbal) Credit Unknown Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Unknown, Clifford Grant (Ghost of Chorebus) Credit Unknown Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Aneas), Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Unknown Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Dorothy Krebill (Ascanius), Jon Vickers (Aneas) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1966_13_compressed.pdf (13.71 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Mason Jones
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Mason Jones
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Credit Mason Jones
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Robert Cahen/San Francisco Opera. Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Cahen
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Unknown
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Sona Cervena (Anna), Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Unknown
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Ara Berberian (Narbal) Credit Unknown
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Unknown, Clifford Grant (Ghost of Chorebus) Credit Unknown
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Aneas), Regine Crespin (Didon) Credit Unknown
Image Les Troyens, Hector Berlioz. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Dorothy Krebill (Ascanius), Jon Vickers (Aneas) Credit Unknown