Troilus and Cressida (opéra)

Troilus and Cressida (opéra)
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Troilus and Cressida est un opéra en trois actes de William Walton sur un livret de Christopher Hassall d'après le poème de Geoffrey Chaucer. Il est créé le 3 décembre 1954 au Covent Garden à Londres sous la direction de Malcolm Sargent.

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Cressida, fille du grand-prêtre de Troie renonce à devenir prêtresse encouragée par son amant Troilus et son oncle Pandarus.


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