Les Troyens

Movie"Monumental operas deserve epochal stagings"
Les Troyens
NR 4 hr 14 minMusic
This grand opera complete with ensembles and ballets large choruses and orchestral set pieces is given an appropriately grand treatment in this production by the renowned Catalan theater group La Fura dels Baus recorded at Valencias Palau de les Arts In the first part of the work Padrissa plays with the presentday meaning of Trojans as computer viruses his Trojan horse carries within it the infection that will cause system failures and ultimately destruction In the second part Carthage is presented as the mysterious seat of a future civilization where human life is heading towards selfdestruction through environmental disasters
DirectorCarlus Padrissa

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Unitel Classica