Opera Preview: Les Troyens

Blue Hill, Maine - Berlioz's opera Les Troyens comes to the Grand in Ellsworth on Saturday, January 5th, by live simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. To help music lovers prepare for this event, the Bagaduce Music Lending Library and Friends of the Blue Hill Public Library will join together to introduce and study this theatrical journey at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 4th, in the Blue Hill Public Library’s Howard Room.

This production offers a rare opportunity to witness Berlioz's vast epic, last performed at the Met in 2003. Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani and Dyayne Croft lead the starry cast, portraying characters from the Trojan War. Met principal conductor Fabio Luisi marshals the large-scale musical forces.

Local opera enthusiasts Linda Lesko and David Porter will summarize the plot, introduce the music and offer some ideas of special ways to enjoy the Saturday simulcast. All are welcome, no previous opera knowledge is needed, and admission is free. For more information, call the library at 374-5515.