Act Four of LES TROYENS climaxes in the gorgeous love duet for Dido and Aeneas, “Nuit d’ivresse” (set to words Berlioz lifted from THE MERCHANT OF VENICE). But this night of rapture has a rude awakening, as the god Mercury reminds Aeneas his destiny will lead him to “Italie! Italie!” in the end. J’nai Bridges (Dido), Russell Thomas (Aeneas), Richard L. Hodges (Mercury), and the orchestra of Seattle Opera are conducted by Ludovic Morlot. Photo by David Jaewon Oh.
