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Les Troyens

Opera

Writers: Hector Berlioz

Songs

Author’s note: There are many different versions and revisions of this opera, and it began its life as two separate pieces. This guide focuses on the current most commonly performed version.

Act 1

  • Chorus ‘Après dix ansâ€� - Chorus, Un soldat
  • Recitative and Aria ‘Le Grecs ont disparuâ€� â€� ‘Malheureux Roi! Dans l'éternelle nuitâ€� - Cassandre
  • Recitative and Duet ‘Quand Troie éclateâ€� â€� ‘Reviens à toiâ€� - Cassandre, Chorèbe, Chorus
  • March and Hymn ‘Dieux protecteurs de la ville éternelleâ€� - Priam, Hécube, Énée, Ascagne, Chorus
  • Combat de Ceste â€� Pas de Lutteurs
  • Pantomime. ‘Andromaque et son filsâ€� - Andromaque, Astyanax, Cassandre, Priam, Hécube, Énée, Ascagne, Chorus
  • Recitative ‘Du peuple et des soldatsâ€� - Énée
  • Octet and Double Chorus ‘Châtiment effroyableâ€� - Ascagne, Cassandre, Hécube, Énée, Helenus, Chorèbe, Panthée, Priam, Chorus
  • Recitative and Chorus ‘Que la déesse nous protègeâ€� - Ascagne, Cassandre, Hécube, Énée, Helenus, Chorèbe, Panthée, Priam, Chorus
  • Aria ‘Non, je ne verrai pasâ€� - Cassandre
  • Finale: Marche Troyenne - Cassandre, Chorus

Act 2

Scene 1

  • Scene and Recitative ‘O lumière de Troie!â€� - Ascagne, Énee, l’Ombre d’Hector
  • Recitative and Chorus ‘Quelle espérance encoreâ€� - Ascagne, Énee, Chorèbe, Panthée, Chorus

Scene 2

  • Prayer ‘Puissante Cybèleâ€� - Polyxene, Chorus
  • Recitative and Chorus ‘Tous ne périront pasâ€� - Cassandre, Chorus
  • Finale ‘Complices de sa gloireâ€� - Cassandre, Un chef Grec, Chorus

Act 3

  • Chorus ‘De Carthage les cieuxâ€� - Chorus
  • National Anthem: ‘Gloire à Didonâ€� - Didon, Anna, Narbal, Chorus
  • Recitative and Aria ‘Nous avons vu finirâ€� - Didon, Chorus
  • Entrance of the Builders
  • Entrance of the Sailors
  • Entrance of the Ploughmen
  • Recitative and Chorus ‘Peuple! tous les honneursâ€� - Didon, Chorus
  • Duet ‘Les chants joyeuxâ€� - Didon, Anna
  • Recitative and Aria ‘Échappés à grand peineâ€� - Iopas, Didon
  • Marche Troyenne: ‘J’éprouve une soudaineâ€� - Didon
  • Recitative ‘Auguste Reineâ€� - Ascagne, Didon, Panthée
  • Finale: ‘J’ose à peine annoncerâ€� - Ascagne, Didon, Anna, Iopas, Énée, Narbal, Panthée

Act 4

Scene 1

  • Royal Hunt and Storm, Pantomime ‘Ao ao... Italie!â€� - Chorus

Scene 2

  • Recitative ‘Dites, Narbalâ€� - Anna, Narbal
  • Aria and Duet ‘De quels reversâ€� - Narbal, Anna
  • March for the Entrance of the Queen
  • Ballets: Pas des Almées, Danse des Esclaves, Pas d’Esclaves Nubiennes
  • Scene and song of Iopas ‘Assez, ma sÅ“urâ€� - Didon, Iopas
  • Recitative and Quintet ‘Pardonne, Iopasâ€� - Didon, Anna, Énée, Iopas, Narbal
  • Recitative and Septet ‘Mais bannissonsâ€� - Ascagne, Didon, Anna, Énée, Iopas, Narbal, Panthée, Chorus
  • Duet ‘Nuit d’ivresseâ€� - Didon, Énée, Mercure

Act 5

Scene 1

  • Song of Hylas ‘Vallon sonoreâ€� - Hylas, Deux Sentinelles
  • Recitative and Chorus ‘Préparez toutâ€� -Panthée, Chorus
  • Duet ‘Par Bacchusâ€� - Deux Sentinelles
  • Recitative and Aria ‘Inutiles regretsâ€� - Énée
  • Scene ‘Énéeâ€� …’Éncor ces voix!â€� - Énée, le Spectre de Cassandre, le Spectre d’Hector, le Spectre de Chorèbe, le Spectre de Priam, Chorus
  • Scene and Chorus ‘Debout, Troyens!â€� - Énée, Chorus
  • Duet ‘Errante sur tes pasâ€� - Didon, Énée, Chorus

Scene 2

  • Scene ‘Va, ma sÅ“urâ€� - Didon, Anna
  • Scene ‘En mer, voyez!â€� - Didon, Iopas, Narbal, Anna, Chorus
  • [Recitative ‘Je vais mourirâ€� - Didon
  • Aria ‘Adieu, fière citéâ€� - Didon](/audition-songs/10081/je-vais-mourir-adieu-fiere-cite/les-troyens)

Scene 3 * Funeral Ceremony ‘Dieux de l’oubli� - Anna, Narbal, Le Grand Prêtre, Chorus * Scene ‘Pluton semble� - Didon * Death of Didon: ‘D’un malheureux amour� - Didon * Chorus ‘Au secours!� - Didon, Anna, Narbal, Le Grand Prêtre, Chorus * Curse ‘Rome! Rome!� Didon, Chorus

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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