Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Original title: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
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10.0/10
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5/15/2009
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1h 0min
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Synopsis
The Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet, and director-choreographer Wayne McGregor bring us an interpretation of DIDO AND AENEAS, an opera composed by Henry Purcell, with a libretto by Nahum Tate; based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. We find Dido in her court with her attendants. Dido fears that her love for Aeneas will make her a weak monarch, but her attendants assure her that heroes, too, love....
Direction: Wayne McGregor
Screenwriter: Nahum Tate
Cast
Sarah Connolly
Dido
Lucy Crowe
Belinda
Iestyn Davies
Spirit
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
