Chorèbe
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Chorèbe is a Trojan prince and fiancé of Cassandra in Hector Berlioz’s opera *Les Troyens*, embodying noble but doomed heroism during Troy’s final days.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan prince
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ male character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Les Troyens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | music drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith | fall of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
duty versus foreknowledge of doom
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love in wartime ⓘ |
| basedOn | Choribus from Virgil’s Aeneid (loosely) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
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devoted ⓘ honorable ⓘ noble ⓘ |
| createdBy | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | 19th-century French Romantic opera ⓘ |
| deathType | heroic death in battle ⓘ |
| diesIn | sack of Troy ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
foil to Cassandra’s prophetic despair
ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ |
| embodies | doomed heroism ⓘ |
| fiancéOf | Cassandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1863 (complete premiere of Les Troyens in parts) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Virgil’s Aeneid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | heroic ⓘ |
| narrativeStatus | tragic ⓘ |
| nationality | Trojan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
ally of Hector
ⓘ
defender of Priam’s city ⓘ |
| operaGenreContext | French grand opera ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToCassandra |
lover
GENERATED
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supporter of Cassandra GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | heroic baritone role ⓘ |
| setting | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | final days of Troy ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workForm | grand opera in five acts ⓘ |
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