Cassandre
E815624
Cassandre is the prophetic but doomed Trojan princess in Hector Berlioz’s opera *Les Troyens*, whose accurate visions of Troy’s destruction are tragically ignored.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Les Troyens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotif |
doom
ⓘ
incredulity ⓘ vision ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cassandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
despairing
ⓘ
doomed ⓘ lucid ⓘ prophetic ⓘ |
| creator | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
prologue figure of doom
ⓘ
tragic seer ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
daughter of Hecuba
ⓘ
daughter of Priam ⓘ |
| fate | captivity after fall of Troy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDateOfWork | 1863 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| librettistOfWork | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Trojan ⓘ |
| notableAria | "Malheureux roi!" ⓘ |
| notableProductionContext | French grand opera repertoire GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableScene | final suicide scene with Chorèbe ⓘ |
| occupation | prophetess ⓘ |
| operaGenreContext | grand opera ⓘ |
| positionInNarrative | Trojan princess ⓘ |
| prophecyAccuracy | always accurate ⓘ |
| prophecyReception | ignored by Trojans ⓘ |
| prophecyTheme | destruction of Troy ⓘ |
| relationship | beloved of Chorèbe ⓘ |
| setting | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Troilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
inevitability of fate
ⓘ
the tragedy of unheeded prophecy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | mythic Trojan War era ⓘ |
| vocalType |
dramatic soprano
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| workForm | five-act opera ⓘ |
| workSourceMaterial | Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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