ballet performers from The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet will also add to the experience of this retelling of Dido & Aeneas. “We have a small ensemble. But as this a great piece of opera ...

Sunderland’s The Fire Station hosts its first live opera this summer as Samling Academy Opera stages a new take on an English classic, spotlighting emerging North East talent.

On a grander scale was a superb new ballet based on Purcell’s music ... parcel was the first major U.S. stage production of Dido and Aeneas. Stage Director Ellis Rabb, trying his hand at opera ...

Who remembers the Dido era? There was a period of time at the turn of the 21st century when you couldn’t get into a car, go to the mall or meet a friend for dinner without hearing the British ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The New York City Ballet principal Andrew Veyette is retiring after 25 years: “My path had a lot of peaks and valleys. Some very deep and some very high.” Andrew Veyette ...

As a ballet it's accessible for audiences, and offers decent roles for the four lead artists. Dancers need new roles, especially narrative ones, in order to keep developing, and we see more debuts ...

Indianapolis Ballet's 2025-26 season will be marked by another major collaboration with the Indianapolis Symphony as well as several premieres. In September, the company will perform George ...

My mom wasn’t sold at first—”But is it a sneaker or a ballet flat?” she asked. “Both,” I said, “and that’s why they’re so cool.” After initial hesitation, my mom tried out a ...

This Baroque double bill will feature an adaptation of Marcio da Silva's 2016 minimalist production of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and his 2018 production of Handel's Acis & Galatea. Both productions ...

Henry Purcell composed the masterpiece Dido and Aeneas (for a girls' school) and over the next century Handel, Gluck, J C Bach and Haydn came to London to compose Italian-style classical operas.

BalletX, Philadelphia's premiere contemporary ballet company, has picked up a new recruit. As Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean recovers from a knee injury he suffered during the playoffs last season ...