Released:
1983-10-07

Overview:
Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor who understands the uniqueness of the score—plus a production that does visual justice to the work. “A stupendous achievement” was one critic’s assessment of Peter Wexler’s inventive production. And with James Levine’s wizardry galvanizing the marvelous all-star cast, this is truly a gem. Plácido Domingo is the legendary hero Aeneas, Jessye Norman the obsessed prophetess Cassandra, and Tatiana Troyanos is Queen Dido, who commits suicide when Aeneas leaves her.

Director:
Brian Large

Runtime:
4h 10min

Genre:
Drama, Music, History

• Cast:
• 
  Tatiana Troyanos
  as
  Dido
• 
  Jessye Norman
  as
  Cassandre
• 
  Plácido Domingo
  as
  Aeneas
• 
  Allan Monk
  as
  Coroebus
• 
  Paul Plishka
  as
  Narbal