Dido and Aeneas are lovers torn apart by witches who trick him into leaving the Carthage queen in order to establish a new city of Troy following his defeat in the Trojan War. With his departure ...

LSU brings ‘Dido and Aeneas’ opera to stage for two performances Classic English opera at Claude L. Shaver Theatre By Robin Miller romiller@theadvocate.com Dec 3, 2014 2 min to read 1 of 13 ...

Baroque opera in live performance is rare these days, and one presented with such detail and musical artistry is outright delicious. “Dido and Aeneas” is the only opera by 17th century British ...

Tony winners Kelli O’Hara and Victoria Clark put aside their usual show tunes to sing Henry Purcell’s 17 th Century opera, “Dido & Aeneas,” presented Thursday and Friday by Master Voices ...

For a short opera, “Dido and Aeneas” packs a mighty punch. It’s hard to overstate the significance of Purcell’s poignant 17th century masterwork — or its lingering impact on music today.

As the opera opens, Dido, tortured by passion, is assured by her confidante Belinda that Aeneas does return her affection. And indeed, he confesses his love for her when next he enters.

It is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the English Baroque composer Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate. The opera recounts the love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage and the Trojan hero Aeneas ...

Mark Morris’ dance production of Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas,” which returned Friday night to Irvine Barclay Theatre, remains a fresh, perceptive and absorbing event. There is ...

On Saturday, May 4, 7:00 PM at St. Mary's Abbey of Morristown, a musical merger between the Somerset Hills Chorus of Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and the Trenton-based LOTUS Chorale is bound ...

If you're looking for something different, I'd highly recommend this show—an exciting reinvention of opera that's fresh, accessible, and uniquely Scottish. Dido and Aeneas is at Pitlochry ...

The University of Arizona School of Music Opera Theater will perform the chamber opera “Dido and Aeneas” on Nov. 16-19 at Crowder Hall. The opera tells the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas ...