Dido & Aeneas

Dido & Aeneas / Rhombus Media presents the Mark Morris Dance Group in a film by Barbara Willis Sweete ; conceived and choreographed by Mark Morris ; music by Henry Purcell ; producer, Daniel Iron ; director, Barbara Willis Sweete.

A danced performance of the Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas. Dido, the noble queen of Carthage, has fallen in love with the Trojan Prince Aeneas. While the court celebrates the imminent union of the two monarchs, the evil sorceress with her coven of witches plots their downfall. Romance leads to heart...

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Corporate Authors: Mark Morris Dance Group (Performer), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Performer), Tafelmusik Chamber Choir (Performer), Rhombus Media (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Sweete, Barbara Willis (Director), Iron, Daniel (Producer), Morris, Mark, 1956- (Choreographer, Dancer), Resto, Guillermo (Dancer), Davidson, Ruth (Dancer), Murray, Rachel (Dancer), Fehlandt, Tina (Dancer), Wagner, William (Dancer), Patterson, Kraig (Dancer), Lane, Jennifer (Singer), Braun, Russell, 1968- (Singer), Monoyios, Ann, 1949- (Singer), Saunders, Shari (Singer), Hall, Meredith (Singer), Butterfield, Benjamin (Singer), Lamon, Jeanne (Conductor), Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 (Librettist), Virgil, Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2000]
Subjects:
Purcell, Henry, > 1659-1695 > Film adaptations.
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Dido > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Operas > 17th century.
DVD-Video discs.
Ballet television programs.
Dance television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television.
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Summary:A danced performance of the Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas. Dido, the noble queen of Carthage, has fallen in love with the Trojan Prince Aeneas. While the court celebrates the imminent union of the two monarchs, the evil sorceress with her coven of witches plots their downfall. Romance leads to heartbreak and tragedy.
Item Description:Libretto by Nahum Tate, based on his play Brutus of Alba and Virgil's Aeneid.
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Produced in 1995 by Rhombus Media in association with Channel 4 Television UK [and others].
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1; 1.85:1 aspect ratio; linear stereo PCM.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Milan Podsedly ; editor, Petra Valier ; choir director, Ivars Taurin.
Participant or Performer:Mark Morris Dance Group ; Mark Morris, dancer, Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano (Dido; the sorceress) ; Guillermo Resto, dancer, Russell Braun, baritone (Aeneas) ; Ruth Davidson, dancer, Ann Monoyios, soprano (Belinda) ; Rachel Murray, dancer, Shari Saunders, soprano (second woman) ; Tina Fehlandt, dancer, Shari Saunders, soprano (first witch) ; William Wagner, dancer, Meredith Hall, soprano (second witch) ; Kraig Patterson, dancer, Benjamin Butterfield, tenor (the sailor).
Tafelmusik Orchestra and Chamber Choir ; music director, Jeanne Lamon.
Language:Sung and subtitled in English.

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