Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Title:
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Released:
May 15, 2009
Genre:
Casts:
Sarah Connolly, Lucas Meachem, Lucy Crowe, Sara Fulgoni, Anita Watson, Eri Nakamura, Pumeza Matshikiza, Iestyn Davies

Synopsis Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

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....

  • Royal Opera House
  • Sarah Connolly
  • Lucas Meachem
  • Lucy Crowe
  • Sara Fulgoni
  • Anita Watson
  • Eri Nakamura
  • Pumeza Matshikiza
  • Iestyn Davies

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