Afternoon on 3 - Thursday Opera Matinee - Berlioz: The Trojans (Part 1)

Today's Opera Matinee is Part 1 of Berlioz' epic opera "The Trojans" in a recent performance from The Netherlands Opera. Les Troyens (The Trojans) is an opera in five acts. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself, based on Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid. The work was Berlioz's largest and most ambitious project, but he never saw it performed in its entirety during his lifetime. Often divided into two parts, we hear the first today, The Capture of Troy. Part Two can be heard at 1400 tomorrow. The afternoon continues with more performances from the New York Philharmonic. Presented by Katie Derham. BERLIOZ : Les Troyens, opera in five acts Part 1 : The Capture of Troy Enée ..... Bryan Hymel, tenor Chorèbe ..... Jean-François Lapointe, baritone Panthée ..... Nicolas Testé, bass Narbal ..... Alastair Miles, bass Iopas ..... Greg Warren, tenor Ascagne ..... Valérie Gabail Cassandre ..... Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano Didon ..... Yvonne Naef, mezzo-soprano Anna ..... Charlotte Hellekant, contralto Hylas ..... Sébastien Droy, tenor, Hélénus Priam ..... Christian Tréguier, bass Un chef grec, 1st sentinel ..... Alexander Vassiliev, bass Un soldat, 2nd sentinel ..... Peter Arink, bass L'ombre d'Hector, le Dieu ..... Philippe Fourcade, bass Sinon ..... Christopher Gillett, tenor Polyxène ..... Michaëla Karadjian Hécube ..... Danielle Bouthillon, mezzo-soprano Hector, Iarbas ..... Brian Green, baritone De Nederlandes Opera Chorus Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra John Nelson (conductor) c. 1530 Schubert : Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 ('Unfinished') New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert (conductor) Bruch : Scottish Fantasy, op. 46 Joshua Bell (violin) New York Philharmonic Antonio Pappano (conductor) Bernstein : Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story' New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert (conductor).