Name: Dido and Aeneas
Start: 2009-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Organization

Soprano

Sarah Connolly

Dido

Lucy Crowe

Belinda

Tenor

Lucas Meachem

Aeneas

Mezzo-soprano

Sara Fulgoni

Sorceress

Iestyn Davies

Spirit

Ji-Min Park

First sailor

Eri Nakamura

First witch

Pumeza Matshikiza

Second witch

Anita Watson

Second woman

Conductor

Christopher Hogwood

Stage director

Wayne McGregor

Choreographer

Set designer

Hildegard Bechtler

Costume designer

Fotini Dimou

Lighting designer

Lucy Carter

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Dido and Aeneas

London

United Kingdom

Dido and Æneas, Purcell's best loved and most frequently performed work today, is also England's oldest full opera. Many details of its history are unknown, and it went unstaged for two centuries before an 1895 production restored its renown. Choreographer and stage director Wayne McGregor, “the closest thing to a rock star that ballet can currently claim” (The New York Times), breathes new life into the poignant story—based on Virgil's Æneid—with heavily atmospheric lighting, shrewd design choices, and modern ballet flourishes.

Dido, Queen of Carthage, is in love with warrior Æneas, who has sought refuge at her court following the burning of Troy at the end of the Trojan War. When Æneas arrives and expresses his love for Dido, the queen gives in and admits that she loves him as well. The wicked Sorceress, however, has plans to destroy their burgeoning love, sending a minion disguised as Mercury to convince Æneas to abandon the queen. Torn between love and duty, he announces to Dido that he must leave her. Desolate at his departure, she prepares for her own death, begging her sister Belinda to “remember me, but forget my fate.” Her plaintive swan song, “When I am laid in earth”—famously known as “Dido’s Lament”—is an absolute showstopper, one of the most heartrending arias in opera.

Dido and Aeneas Purcell

Public

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Singer

Baritone

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

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