and Andrew Parrott. "Monica Whicher's dignified Dido reached a magnificent climax in her confrontation scene with Aeneas: Here, Whicher completely entered the Purcell 'zone', catching every nuance ...

It helps that Henry Purcell’s 17th-century classic, “Dido and Aeneas,” is as short as it ... Lang rushed over to Symphony Hall to burn a CD because Jordan Hall did not have anywhere for ...

The Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, composed by Henry Purcell with lyrics by Nahum Tate, is returning in a new psychological production of the Bertini Choir directed by Iris Goren. Loosely based on ...

High tragedy, low comedy, mock sorcery — all flowed from Purcell’s pen with a prodigal ... though Rachael Lloyd’s dignified Dido and Elin Manahan Thomas’s bright Belinda are well contrasted.

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. Schools and colleges worldwide ...

allowed Purcell to achieve his dramatic ideal. In fact, he wrote only a single opera in his short career he died at the age of 36 , but with it, he left us a gem of rare beauty and extreme concision.

English composer Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, based on Book IV of Roman poet Virgil’s epic The Aeneid, is all set to be the ...

Live at the BBC Proms: La Nuova Musica and director David Bates are joined by mezzo soprano Alice Coote and baritone James Newby for Purcell's Dido And Aeneas. Abandoned by her lover, Dido must ...