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.

a position she takes seriously in LSU Opera’s production of Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” The opera runs for two performances on Friday and Sunday in LSU’s Claude L. Shaver Theatre.

And yet what do we really know about this opera? Thirty years ago, I wrote a book about “Dido and Aeneas” — drawn from Virgil’s telling of the abandonment of Dido, the queen of Carthage ...

LA Opera's production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Bela Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, two riveting stagings of two disparate operas written more than two centuries apart that come ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get your togas ready, Tufts! "Dido and Aeneas," the Opera Ensemble's first full-length opera performance, will play tonight through Sunday in Distler Performance Hall. Two talented casts will sing the ...

OU College of Fine Arts and Dean Enrico stage the oldest English opera, "Dido and Aeneas," this weekend with flair and sensitivity to detail thanks to artistic director Jonathan Shames ...

On Friday, May 5, I attended two performances both worlds and time apart, each wonderful in its own way. At Kleinhans Music Hall in the morning I heard the first of two BPO concerts with JoAnn ...

General Director Plácido Domingo announced updated casting details for LA Opera's production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Bela Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, two riveting stagings of two ...