'This production of Berlioz's Les Troyens is powerful in all senses, not least Antonio Pappano's conducting, which is dramaticallyhard-driven but not without atmosphere, making the love music luminously sensuous' Michael Scott Rohan
Berlioz
Les Troyens
Bryan Hymel, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Fabio Capitanucci, Hanna Hipp, Ashley Holland, Barbara Senator, Brindley Sherratt, Ji-min Park, Ed Lyon, Jihoon Kim, Robert Lloyd; Royal Opera House/Antonio Pappano; dir. David McVicar
Opus Arte DVD: OA 1097 D; Blu-ray: OA BD7113 D 254:00 mins (2 discs)
For a full review, pick up a copy of the January issue of BBC Music Magazine