The Complete Opera Book The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation

PART II. "LES TROYENS À CARTHAGE

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THE TROJANS IN CARTHAGE

Opera in five acts. Music by Berlioz. Words by the composer. Produced, Paris, November 4, 1863, when it failed completely. Revived, 1890, in Karlsruhe, under the direction of Felix Mottl. Mottl's performances in Karlsruhe, in 1890, of "La Prise de Troie" and "Les Troyens à Carthage" constituted the first complete production of "Les Troyens."

CHARACTERS

DIDO _Soprano_ ANNA _Contralto_ ÆNEAS _Tenor_ ASCANIUS _Soprano_ PANTHEUS _Bass_ NARBAL _Bass_ JOPAS _Tenor_ HYLAS _Tenor_

_Time_--1183 B.C.

_Place_--Carthage.