Dido and Aeneas reworked as performance art

Por Cameron Kelsall, 27 abril 2021

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“the mighty Queen of Carthage often becomes a footnote in her own story”

Crítica hecha desde Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Amberes el 24 abril 2021

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas ((Purcell plus new music by Kalle Kalima))

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Bart Naessens, Dirección

David Marton, Dirección de escena

Christian Friedländer, Diseño de escena

Pola Kardum, Diseño de vestuario

Henning Streck, Diseño de iluminación

Adrien Lamande, Video

Alix Le Saux, Dido

Guillaume Andrieux, Aeneas

Claron McFadden, Belinda

Erika Stucky, Sorceress

Marie Goyette, Actor

Thorbjörn Björnsson, Actor

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

Dido and Aeneas reworked as performance art at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen