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What happened after Dido died? BarokOpera Amsterdam’s Dido and Aeneas
BarokOpera Amsterdam tells Virigil’s tale of Aeneas’ travels through the underworld in an extended version of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.
BarokOpera Amsterdam premières a hilarious romp through history with Henry Purcell
The musical depth of 17th-century English composer Henry Purcell received an overwhelmingly heartfelt and hilarious production from BarokOpera Amsterdam this week. The group has collected a milieu of music from the composer in addition to a colorful commentary on the lives of King William III and Queen Mary to paint an entirely vivid, and candid, picture of history through a modern lens.