Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell ; director & choreographer, Wayne McGregor ; directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell.

Dido and Æneas is Purcell's best loved and most frequently performed work today, it is also England's oldest full opera. In this production, the story based on Virgil's Æneid breathes new life thanks to the movements on stage and the settings. Dido, Queen of Carthage, is in love with...

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Main Author: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
Corporate Authors: Royal Opera House (London, England) (Performer), Royal Ballet (Performer), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Performer)
Other Authors: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 (Librettist), McGregor, Wayne (Director), Haswell, Jonathan (Director), Connolly, Sarah (Performer), Meachem, Lucas (Performer), Crowe, Lucy (Performer), Fulgoni, Sara (Performer), Hogwood, Christopher (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Opus Arte, 2009.
Series:Opera in video
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