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“There are four main characters — There are Dido and Aeneas, both mythological-historical characters from the Greek-Roman mythology. There is also Belinda, Dido’s first lady and the sorceress.
‘Dido & Aeneas’ and ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ Make Unusual Double Bill at L.A. Opera Of the double bill taking the stage at L.A. Opera this weekend composer Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas ...
If You Go Dido and Aeneas will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Norton Museum of Art Sculpture Garden, 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach.
Dido, of course, rejects Aeneas because he intially succumbs to Fate's dictum that he leave her, but such conviction can emerge easily as prissiness, and its ruler, destiny, as mere farce.
Aeneas is the perfect guy — strong yet gentle, protective and attentive, not to mention good-looking. He’s also a Trojan hero. Maybe he’s too perfect, which is reason enough for Dido’s ...
The most exciting discovery about “Dido and Aeneas” in the past 30 years was made by the English scholar Bryan White in 2009 and entails a letter written from Aleppo, in present-day Syria.
Ars Lyrica Houston concludes its 2021-22 season with a fully staged production of Henry Purcell’s beloved opera “Dido and Aeneas,” with performances on Saturday, May 21st at 7:30 pm and ...
Opera has always thrived on exaggeration, pushing boundaries and activating imaginations. The FIU Opera Theater’s production of “Dido and Aeneas” is no exception, as undergraduate mezzo-soprano Kali ...
I’m all for recycling, but Heiner Goebbels’s “Everything That Happened and Would Happen,” which had its North American premiere at the Park Avenue Armory on Monday, looked mostly like a ...
In total transparency, I was apprehensive about this one because I’ve always associated opera with being outdated and inaccessible. However, director David Douglas has completely changed my mind.
Sarasota Opera’s production of “Dido and Aeneas,” which opened Sunday, is one to relish as it lingers in your memory. Baroque opera in live performance is rare these days, and one presented ...
Juilliard415 and singers from Juilliard’s Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts visit Opera Holland Park as part of their European Tour. In June, Juilliard415 and singers from Juilliard’s Marcus Institute ...