Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Overview

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....

Directed by Wayne McGregor

Top cast

Sarah Connolly

Dido

L

Lucas Meachem

Aeneas

Lucy Crowe

Belinda

S

Sara Fulgoni

Sorceress

A

Anita Watson

Second Woman

E

Eri Nakamura

First Witch

P

Pumeza Matshikiza

Second Witch

Iestyn Davies

Spirit

P

Park Ji-min

Sailor

O

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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