Organization

Admin

Seattle Opera

Conductor

Ludovic Morlot

Chorus master

Michaella Calzaretta

Singer

Soprano

J'Nai Bridges

Dido

Tenor

Russell Thomas

Aeneas

Others

Seattle Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Seattle Symphony

Kelley O'Connor

Anna

Bass

Adam Lau

Narbal

Andrew W Potter

Pantheus

Makeup artist

Ashlee Naegle

Hairstylist

French

Les Troyens -  (The Trojans)

Seattle

United States

McCaw Hall

Les Troyens Berlioz

Public

The Trojans

Pallavi Pawar

English

Approved

Following last season’s celebrated Samson and Delilah in Concert, join us for an abridged version of Hector Berlioz’s epic in a concert version featuring full orchestra and chorus. Les Troyens à Carthage (Acts 3, 4, & 5) begins after the fall of Troy as Aeneas arrives at Carthage with tales of the Trojan War. Upon arrival, he orders his army to assist Queen Dido in defeating the invading Nubians before falling in love with the Queen himself. However, when duty calls, the two lovers are parted while a funeral pyre burns.

For the Seattle Opera debut of Berlioz’s 19th-century grand opera, we are excited to welcome back mezzo-soprano and Tacoma native J’Nai Bridges (Samson and Delilah in Concert ’23) as Dido, the Queen of Carthage, and Russell Thomas, (Nabucco ’15) “a tenor of gorgeously burnished power” (The New York Times), as Aeneas.

The Trojans by Berlioz, From (2025/2025), Conductor Ludovic Morlot, McCaw Hall, Seattle, United States

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues