Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
2009-05-15| 60 min
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....
Genres
DramaMusic
Cast
Sarah Connolly
Lucas Meachem
Lucy Crowe
Sara Fulgoni
Anita Watson
Eri Nakamura
Pumeza Matshikiza
Iestyn Davies
Park Ji-min
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
