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Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in Turin: Baroque astonishment and wonder

By Edoardo Pelligra, 28 November 2015
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Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 26 November 2015
Programme
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
Performers
Teatro Regio di Torino
Federico Maria Sardelli, Conductor
Cécile Roussat, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Roberta Invernizzi, Dido
Benedict Nelson, Aeneas
Roberta Mameli, Belinda
Carlo Allemano, Sorceress
Kate Fruchterman, 2nd Woman
Carlo Vistoli, Spirit
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
Julien Lubek, Director
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Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo is a philosophy student in Torino, Italy. He has always been fond of classical music and operas and tries to combine his philosophical studies with music and especially philosophy of music. He is particularly enthusiastic about opera modern adaptations. Edoardo also maintains a strong passion for films, literature and travelling. He also writes reviews in Italian for Operaclick.