Henry Purcell’s Dido And Aeneas (his only true opera) has become his best-loved work, but during his lifetime very few people got to hear it. Evidence suggests that the premiere took place in 1689, ...

‘Dido and Aeneas’ By Henry Purcell. Conducted by Jesse Martins. Directed by Martha Collins. Reviewed April 11, Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. Through April 25.

Composed for a girl’s boarding school in 1689 (or possibly 1687), “Dido and Aeneas,” Henry Purcell’s only true three-act opera, is one of the great masterpieces of English music ...

English Baroque composer Henry Purcell wrote his first opera based on the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Prince of Troy, Aeneas, based on a libretto by Nahum Tate. It was first performed in ...

Palm Beach Opera opens 60th season with Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' Daily News Staff. Baroque opera is a rarity in South Florida, but ... Henry Purcell’s "Dido and Aeneas." ...

At the heart of the opera lies the doomed love story between Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan warrior Aeneas. But ...

English composer Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas , based on Book IV of Roman poet Virgil’s epic The Aeneid, is all set to be ...

The Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, composed by Henry Purcell with lyrics by Nahum Tate, is returning in a new psychological production of the Bertini Choir directed by Iris Goren.

For Professor of Musicology Robert Shay, the many mysteries of “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell (1659-95) are too important to ignore. That said, he feels confident that his critical edition of the ...

Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” is one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire. Divas flock to the title role; Dido’s final “Lament” is a showstopper.