Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2009)
Drama · Music
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....
Cast
- Sarah Connolly as Dido
- Lucas Meachem as Aeneas
- Lucy Crowe as Belinda
- Sara Fulgoni as Sorceress
- Anita Watson as Second Woman
- Eri Nakamura as First Witch
- Pumeza Matshikiza as Second Witch
- Iestyn Davies as Spirit
- Park Ji-min as Sailor
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House