"Adieu, fière cité"
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"Adieu, fière cité" is a poignant farewell aria sung by the character Didon in Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, expressing her sorrow and resignation as she bids goodbye to Carthage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adieu, fière cité | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
vocal solo ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterContext | Didon, Queen of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
farewell aria
ⓘ
lament ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfParentWork | 1863 ⓘ |
| genre | opera aria ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeMoment | Didon bids farewell to Carthage ⓘ |
| notableRoleType | French grand opera mezzo-soprano role excerpt ⓘ |
| operaActContext | second part of Les Troyens ⓘ |
| operaSectionContext | Les Troyens: Les Troyens à Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| parentWorkComposer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentWorkPremiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentWorkTitle | Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Les Troyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Didon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
farewell to Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
resignation ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert excerpt
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staged performance of Les Troyens ⓘ |
| voiceType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
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