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Berlioz's Les Troyens - Part 2 - Les Troyens a Carthage

Under the title Les Troyens a Carthage, the last three acts of Berlioz's epic almost six hour 1863 opera were premiered in Paris on 4 November 1863, with 21 repeat performances. The reduced versions run for about three hours. After decades of neglect, today the opera is considered by some music critics as one of the finest ever written. Dr Robert Forgacs took us through this opera using a beautiful Royal Opera production.