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 ...

Recordings of Purcell’s Dido And Aeneas ultimately hinge on the dramatic strengths of the singer playing Dido, so who is best as the tragic queen? Henry Purcell’s Dido And Aeneas (his only true opera) ...

Henry Purcell’s "Dido and Aeneas." Premiered in 1689 at a girls’ school in London, this tale of the queen of Carthage who dies for love of Aeneas, the dashing prince of Troy, is celebrated ...

DIDO AND AENEAS by Henry Purcell (Opera Atelier). At the Elgin Theatre (189 Yonge). Runs to October 29. $39-$194. See listing. 1-855-622-2787, ticketmaster.ca. Rating: NNN Its basically a tragic ...

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