Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
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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....
Sarah Connolly
Lucas Meachem
Lucy Crowe
Sara Fulgoni
Anita Watson
Eri Nakamura
Pumeza Matshikiza
Iestyn Davies
Park Ji-min
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
