Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2009)

10.0/10 60 min Drama Music

Overview

The Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet, and director-choreographer Wayne McGregor bring us an interpretation of DIDO AND AENEAS, an opera composed by Henry Purcell, with a libretto by Nahum Tate; based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. We find Dido in her court with her attendants. Dido fears that her love for Aeneas will make her a weak monarch, but her attendants assure her that heroes, too, love....

Cast

Sarah Connolly

Dido

Lucy Crowe

Belinda

Iestyn Davies

Spirit

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