Organization

Admin

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik

Regissör

Koreograf (+2)

Deda Cristina Colonna

Dirigent

Dirigent (+5)

Andrea Marcon

Kostym designer

Scenograf (+1)

Domenico Franchi

Scenograf

Ljus designer

Cesare Agoni

Sopran

Robin Johannsen

Dido

Sopran (+1)

Jone Martínez

Menalippe

Tenor (+4)

Jorge Franco

Achates

Sopran (+3)

Alicia Amo

Anna

Bas-baryton (+7)

Andreas Wolf

Hiarbas

Tenor (+1)

Jacob Lawrence

Aeneas

Orchestra

La Cetra Barockorchester Basel

Baryton (+6)

José Antonio López

Juba

Juno

Simon Unterhofer

Elgabal

Venus

Tenor (+3)

Kieran White

Disalces

Mercurius

Baryton (+2)

Matthias Kofler

Bomilcar

Chorus

NovoCanto

Tiroler Landestheater

«The city of Carthage (...) was, like Babylon, 360 stadiums in circumference, which is why it is referred to by Suidas as the greatest and most powerful city in the world, and by Solinus, after Rome, as the second ornament of the earth,» states the preface to the opera «Dido, Königin von Carthago,» which premiered in 1707 at the Hamburg Opera House am Gänsemarkt. The story of Aeneas, fleeing from the destroyed Troy to Carthage, has been a prominent narrative in our cultural history since ancient times – including the tragic love death of Dido.

Christoph Graupner, composer of the «singspiel in three acts,» presents a surprisingly cheerful version of the tragedy. This rarity in German Baroque opera is now receiving its first staged production in more than 200 years. For a distinguished interpretation, the La Cetra Baroque Orchestra under the direction of Andrea Marcon, along with an exquisite ensemble of soloists including Robin Johannsen, Andreas Wolf, José Antonio López, Jorge Franco, and Jacob Lawrence, ensure a fitting presentation.

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