Details

Concert Performance. There will be two intervals. Priam, the King of Troy, commands that his son Paris must die after his wife Hecuba has dreamt that the boy will cause his death. However, he learns that Paris has not been killed and decides to reverse his decision.

Cast/Performers

David Wilson-Johnson (Priam), Elizabeth Connell (Hecuba / Athene), Susan Bickley (Andromache / Hera), Susan Parry (Helen / Aphrodite), Marcel Reijans (Paris), Martyn Hill (Achilles), Stephen Robers (Patroclus), William Dazeley (Hector), Timothy Robinson (Hermes), Christine Rice (Nurse), Christopher Gillett (Young Guard), Stephen Richardson (Old Man), James Eager (Paris as a boy), David Atherton

Creatives/Company

Music: Tippett
Company(s): BBC Singers, BBC National Orchestra of Wales