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.

The show in question was Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (1689) in a new staging for Longborough festival opera in ...

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 ...

DIDO AND AENEAS is a story found within Book IV of Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid (29-19 BC, and features royalty, love, magic, and a warrior prince in one epic tale.

First performed in 1689 at Josias Priest's girls' school in London, Dido and Aeneas is based on a portion of Book IV of Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid (29-19 BC).

Dido & Aeneas: A timeless tale of love, betrayal and more comes alive in Bengaluru (L-R) A glimpse into the rehearsals; (clockwise) Jonas Olsson, Maria Forsström and Sofia Winiarski ...

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.

‘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.

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 ...