Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
(2009)
May 15, 2009• 1h 0m
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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....
Wayne McGregor
Director
Top Billed Cast
SC
Sarah Connolly
Dido
LM
Lucas Meachem
Aeneas
LC
Lucy Crowe
Belinda
SF
Sara Fulgoni
Sorceress
AW
Anita Watson
Second Woman
EN
Eri Nakamura
First Witch
PM
Pumeza Matshikiza
Second Witch
ID
Iestyn Davies
Spirit
PJ
Park Ji-min
Sailor
OotROH
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
