Les Troyens, H 133 (Berlioz, Hector)
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Complete, H 133 A
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Hugh Macdonald (1940*)
Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works, vol.2a–b (pp.7-751).
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1969. Plate BA 5442/I–II (issued 1969)
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“Part I” – La prise de Troie
Complete Orchestral Score
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First edition
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1899]. Plate A.C. 11,222
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. (ca.1970). Catalog 515.
Bookmarked by Act.
Note: The original Act I is here split into “Acts I and II”; the two tableaux of Act II now comprise “Act III”.
To accomodate the break in the middle of Act I, the last four bars of page 80 are altered into a final cadence, and the following Hymne troyenne has a new introduction grafted onto the front finishing at figure A on page 82.
The Hymne troyenne and Combat de ceste (pp.81–105) are an interpolation of previously typeset score by Choudens ca.1885; the majority of the typesetting appears to be the work of Breitkopf.
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“Part II” – Les Troyens à Carthage
Complete Orchestral Score
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First edition
Paris: Choudens, n.d.(1885), Plate A.C. 6030
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. (ca.1970). Catalog 516.
Contains many cuts and interpolations from Acts III–V of Les Troyens, too numerous to mention here; please refer to the discussion page.
Note: Act III is renamed as “Act I”; only the second tableau of Act IV is included as “Act II”; the first tableau of Act V comprises “Act III”, and the remainder of the Act becomes “Act IV”.
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Prélude à Les Troyens à Carthage (from Act III)
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Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie II, Band 5.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 14
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1995.
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Complete Score (EU)
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Hugh Macdonald (1940*)
Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works, vol.2c (pp.792-801).
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5442 (issued 1970)
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Marche troyenne, H 133 B
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Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie II, Band 6.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 22
Concert arrangement of music from H 133 A, Act I
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Complete Score (EU)
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Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works, vol.2c (pp.803-32).
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5442 (issued 1970)
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Chasse royale et Orage, “concert version”
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Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works, vol.2c (pp.841-74).
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5442 (issued 1970)
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Berlioz’s 1863 re-orchestration for the smaller Théâtre-Lyrique forces: original Choudens parts also available.
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Original Act V Finale
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Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works, vol.2c (pp.889-928).
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5442 (issued 1970)
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Parts
Chasse royale et Orage (Royal Hunt and Storm, from Act IV), “concert version”
Flute 1/2, Piccolo
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Clarinet 1/2 (in B♭)
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Horn 1/2, 3/4 (in C)
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Trumpet 1/2 (in E♭)
Cornet 1/2 (in B♭)
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Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba (or Ophicleïde)
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Timpani (C, G, D), Bass Drum, Offstage Timpani 1/2
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Violins I, II
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Cellos/Basses
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Paris: Choudens, n.d.(1866). Plate A.C. 2057.
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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This orchestration represents the reduction of the full score (H 133 A) forced upon Berlioz by the 1863 Théâtre-Lyrique performance.
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Vocal Scores
Complete
Complete Score
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Paris: Choudens, 1889. Plates A.C. 987–988.
Re-issue (post–1889) of the first edition vocal score, with a table and appendix of the cuts in Acts III–V authorised by the composer. Pagination = ix, 444, iii
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“Part I” – La prise de Troie
Acts I, II (color)
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Acts I, II (monochrome)
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Louis Narici (1858–1935), piano reduction
2nd edition
French
Paris: Choudens, n.d. (ca.1892, but released 1899). Plate A.C. 11,312.
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Note: The original Act I is here split into “Acts I and II”; the two tableaux of Act II now are made into “Act III”, however the second of these is mysteriously split into two tableaux!
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“Part II” – Les Troyens à Carthage
Prélude, Marche troyenne, Acts III, IV and V
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Prélude, Marche troyenne, Acts III, IV and V
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First edition
Paris: Choudens, n.d. (ca.1863). Plate A.C. 988.
This reprint of Berlioz’s privately published 1862 vocal score of Les troyens reflects the 1863 performance, which consisted of only half of the opera, and was thus entitled Les Troyens à Carthage. It lacks Acts I and II; it includes the Prélude and a prologue incorporating the Marche troyenne, which were composed to cover the omission of those acts. There are three further cuts in this score, in Acts IV and V: the Act IV duet of Anna and Narbal; the Act V duet of two Trojan soldiers, and the confrontation between Énée and Didon at the end of the same tableau.
Note: Act III is renamed as “Act I”; the two tableaux of Act IV become “Acts II and III” respectively; the first tableau of Act V is renamed as “Act IV”, and the remainder of the Act remains as “Act V”.
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Complete Score
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Prèlude & Act I
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Louis Narici (1858–1935), piano reduction
Paris: Choudens, n.d.(1892). Plate A.C. 11,258.
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1960). - #86464-67
*Note: Act III is renamed as “Act I”; only the second tableau of Act IV is included as “Act II”; the first tableau of Act V comprises “Act III”, and the remainder of the Act becomes “Act IV”.
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Selections: The Fall of Troy
Complete Score
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Theodore Thomas (1835-1905)
English
A.W. Dohn (1836-ca.1910), English text
New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
Apparently printed for an 1882 festival performance in New York.
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General Information
| Work Title | Les Troyens |
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| Alternative Title | The Trojans |
| Composer | Berlioz, Hector |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | H 133 |
| Movements/Sections | Grand opera in 5 acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | A: 1856–58, with additions 1859–60, 1863 B: 1864 (Marche troyenne) |
| First Performance | 1859 (excerpts from Acts I & IV) 1863 (Acts III–V, staged) 1879 (Acts I–II, in concert) 1890 (complete) |
| First Publication | 1863 (vocal score) 1885 (abridged full score) 1969 (complete full score) |
| Librettist | Hector Berlioz, after Virgil’s Aeneid, Book II and IV |
| Language | French |
| Dedication | à Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819–87) |
| Average Duration | 4 hours |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Vocal soli, Mixed choruses, Orchestra
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| External Links | Wikipedia article Libretto (Hector Berlioz Website) Hector Berlioz website – online scores (Scorch format) |
Misc. Comments
Conceived as a grand opera in five acts and composed between 1856 and 1858, the work was refused by the Paris Opéra. Berlioz conducted some excerpts at the casino in Baden-Baden, in the Salon de Conversation on 29 August 1859, which included the duets for Cassandre and Chorèbe from Act I, and the duet Nuit d’ivresse for Didon and Énée from Act IV, sung by Pauline Viardot and Jules Lefort.
The compromises forced upon Berlioz to allow half of the work to be performed in 1863 at the much smaller Théâtre-Lyrique led him to divide the work into two parts, La prise de Troie (The capture of Troy), and Les Troyens à Carthage (The Trojans in Carthage), with a new Prélude à Les Troyens à Carthage composed in 1863 as an overture to the second part, along with a short prologue reworking excerpts from Acts I and II such as the Marche troyenne, which is a recasting of the Act I finale, and subsequently arranged in a concert version early in 1864; the second part was also shorn of the ballet music composed in 1859–60, and the remainder underwent further cuts owing to the difficulties of staging (e.g. the Chasse royale et orage, or Royal Hunt and Storm, was heard only on the opening night).
Les Troyens à Carthage, was premiéred at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris, on 4 November 1863, conducted by Adolphe Deloffre.
La prise de Troie was first performed in concert versions in Paris, by Pasdeloup at the Cirque d’Hiver and Colonne at the Théâtre du Châtelet on the same day, 7 December 1879, and first staged as an opera in Karlsruhe, Germany, by Felix Mottl on 6 December 1890 (with Les Troyens à Carthage presented on the following night).
Performances of the complete opera Les Troyens in five acts as Berlioz intended, did not occur until the 20th century, and the first complete performance in Paris only occurred as lately as 11 October 2003 at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Personnages
- Cassandre (mezzo-soprano), prophétesse troyenne, fille de Priam et fiancée de Chorèbe
- Didon (mezzo-soprano), reine de Carthage, veuve de Sichée prince de Tyr
- Anna (contralto), sœur de Didon
- Énée (ténor), héros troyen, fils de Venus et d’Anchise
- Chorèbe (baryton), jeune prince d’Asie, fiancé de Cassandre
- Ascagne (soprano), jeune fils d’Énée (15 ans)
- Panthée (basse), prêtre troyen, ami d’Énée
- Iopas (ténor), poète tyrien de la cour de Didon
- Narbal (basse), ministre de Didon
Coryphées
- Polyxène (soprano), sœur de Cassandre
- Hécube (soprano), reine des Troyens
- Priam (basse), roi des Troyens
- Hélénus (ténor), prêtre troyen, fils de Priam
- L’Ombre d’Hector (basse), héros troyen, fils de Priam
- Hylas (ténor ou contralto), jeune matelot phrygien
- Un Chef Grec (basse)
- Deux Soldats Troyens (basses)
- Le Dieu Mercure (baryton ou basse)
- Un Prêtre de Pluton (basse)
Personnages muets
- Andromaque, veuve d’Hector
- Asyanax, son fils (8 ans)
Chœurs
- Troyens, Grecs, Tyriens, et Carthaginois
- Nymphes, Satyres, Faunes et Sylvaines
- Ombres Invisibles (Il faut une certaine de choristes surnuméraires)
Section Listing
- Acte Ier
- 1. Chœur, 265 bars, Après dix ans (Chœur de la Populace troyenne)
- 2. Récitatif et Air, 134 bars, Le Grecs ont disparu (Cassandre)
- 3. Duo, 527 bars, Quand Troie éclate (Cassandre, Chorèbe)
- 4. Marche et Hymne, 130 bars, Dieux protecteurs (Chœur)
- 5. Combat de Ceste — Pas de Lutteurs, 51 bars
- 6. Pantomime, 93 bars, Andromaque et son fils (Andromaque, Astyanax, Cassandre, Chœur)
- 7. Récit, 82 bars, Du peuple et des soldats (Énée)
- 8. Ottetto et Double Chœur, 85 bars, Châtiment effroyable (Ascagne, Cassandre, Hécube, Énée, Helenus, Chorèbe, Panthée, Priam, Chœur)
- 9. Récitatif et Chœur, 40 bars, Que la déesse nous protège (Les mêmes)
- 10. Air, 99 bars, Non, je ne verrai pas (Cassandre)
- 11. Final: Marche Troyenne, 244 bars, (Cassandre, Chœur)
- Acte IIème, 1er Tableau
- 12. Scène et Récitatif, 142 bars, O lumière de Troie! (Ascagne, Énee, l’Ombre d’Hector)
- 13. Récitatif et Chœur, 159 bars, Quelle espérance encore (Ascagne, Énee, Chorèbe, Panthée, Chœur de Soldats troyens)
- Acte IIème, 2ème Tableau
- 14. Chœur–Prière, 56 bars, Puissante Cybèle (Chœur de Troyennes)
- 15. Récitatif et Chœur, 82 bars, Tous ne périront pas (Cassandre, Chœur)
- 16. Final, 293 bars, Complices de sa gloire (Les mêmes, un Chef Grec, Chœur de Grecs)
- Acte IIIème
- 17. Chœur, 39 bars, De Carthage les cieux (Chœur du Peuple carthaginois)
- 18. Chant National, 35 bars, Gloire à Didon (Les mêmes)
- 19. Récitatif et Air, 154 bars, Nous avons vu finir (Didon, les mêmes)
- 20. Entrée des Constructeurs, 31 bars
- 21. Entrée des Matelots, 45 bars
- 22. Entrée des Laboureurs, 39 bars
- 23. Récitatif et Chœur, 69 bars, Peuple! tous les honneurs (Didon, Chœur)
- 24. Duo, 184 bars, Les chants joyeux (Didon, Anna)
- 25. Récitatif et Air, 55 bars, Échappés à grand’peine (Iopas, Didon)
- 26. Marche Troyenne (Dans le Mode Triste), 64 bars, J’éprouve une soudaine (Didon)
- 27. Récitatif, 68 bars, Auguste Reine (Ascagne, Didon, Panthée)
- 28. Final, 415 bars, J’ose à peine annoncer (Ascagne, Didon, Anna, Iopas, Énée, Narbal, Panthée, Chœur)
- Acte IVème, 1er Tableau
- 29. Chasse Royale et Orage — Pantomime, 351 bars, Ao ao... Italie! (Chœur de Nymphes, Sylvains, Faunes)
- Acte IVème, 2ème Tableau
- 30. Récitatif, 78 bars, Dites, Narbal (Anna, Narbal)
- 31. Air et Duo, 90 bars, De quels revers (Les mêmes)
- 32. Marche pour l’Entrée de la Reine, 27 bars
- 33. Ballets
- a) Pas des Almées, 56 bars
- b) Danse des Esclaves, 124 bars
- c) Pas d’Esclaves Nubiennes, 104 bars
- 34. Scène et Chant d’Iopas, 109 bars, Assez, ma sœur (Didon, Iopas)
- 35. Récitatif et Quintette, 26 bars recit. + 102 bars, Pardonne, Iopas (Didon, Anna, Énée, Iopas, Narbal)
- 36. Récitatif et Septuor, 8 bars recit. + 58 bars, Mais bannissons (Ascagne, Didon, Anna, Énée, Iopas, Narbal, Panthée, Chœur)
- 37. Duo, 147 bars, Nuit d’ivresse (Didon, Énée; Mercure)
- Acte Vème, 1er Tableau
- 38. Chanson d’Hylas, 186 bars, Vallon sonore (Hylas, 2 Sentinelles)
- 39. Récitatif et Chœur, 114 bars, Préparez tout (Panthée, Chefs troyens)
- 40. Duo, 70 bars, Par Bacchus (2 Sentinelles)
- 41. Récitatif mesuré et Air, 97 bars recit. + 158 bars, Inutiles regrets (Énée)
- 42. Scène, 33 bars, Énée! (Énée, le Spectre de Cassandre, le Spectre d’Hector, le Spectre de Chorèbe, le Spectre de Priam, Chœur d’Ombres Invisibles)
- 43. Scène et Chœur, 118 bars, Debout, Troyens! (Énée, Chœur)
- 44. Duo et Chœur, 202 bars, Errante sur tes pas (Didon, Énée, Chœur)
- Acte Vème, 2ème Tableau
- 45. Scène, 68 bars, Va, ma sœur (Didon, Anna)
- 46. Scène, 125 bars, En mer, voyez! (Didon, Iopas, Chœur)
- 47. Monologue, 55 bars, Je vais mourir (Didon)
- 48. Air, 42 bars, Adieu, fière cité (Didon)
- Acte Vème, 3ème Tableau
- 49. Cérémonie Funèbre, 75 bars, Dieux de l’oubli (Anna, Narbal, Chœur de Prêtres de Pluton)
- 50. Scène, 62 bars, Pluton semble (Didon)
- 51. Chœur, 42 bars, Au secours! (Didon, Anna, Narbal, Chœur)
- 52. Imprécation, 38 bars, Rome! Rome! (Les mêmes)
Publication History
- 1862: Publication of complete Piano-Vocal Score by means of private subscription by Berlioz through the printer Thierry. Five copies and 3 proof copies extant.
- 1863: As Léon Carvalho was unable to stage the entire opera, Berlioz modified it to allow it to be staged as two operas; thus Antoine Choudens reprinted the 1862 publication in two volumes, A.C. 987 (La Prise de Troie) and A.C. 988 (Les Troyens à Carthage), adding to the latter the newly composed material for the 1863 performance. Both went on sale but as the run of performances had increasing numbers of cuts made, Choudens similarly trimmed the latter Vocal Score to match. Later reissued after 1889 in one volume.
- 1885: Choudens published full score of Les Troyens à Carthage (plate A.C 6030).
- 1892: Choudens printed a new edition of the vocal scores, incorporating a new piano reduction by Louis Narici: A.C. 11,258 (Les Troyens [à Carthage]) and A.C. 11,312 (La Prise de Troie), the latter score may have been released somewhat later (the Variations project copy includes a list of artists involved in Taffanel’s 1899 performance).
- 1899: Choudens issued a full score of La Prise de Troie to coincide with a performance staged in Paris on 15 November 1899. (plate A.C. 11,222)
- Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d., as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Supplement, Band XXII–XXIII, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner. Apparently a reprint of the Choudens full score with minimal editorial reworking; reprinted in the Kalmus Miniature Score series.
- Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1969–70, BA 5442/I–III, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 2a (Acts I, II), 2b (Acts III–V), 2c (Supplement), edited by Hugh Macdonald. First complete full score.
- Vocal score, BA 5442a, with German translation by Simon Werle, and piano reduction by Eike Wernhard after Berlioz’s vocal score.
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