Peeping Tom's Dido and Aeneas overflowing with imagery in Geneva

By Edward Sava-Segal, 04 May 2021

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“a staging that bombards and overwhelms the audience with myriad details – many quite enticing”

Reviewed at Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva on 3 May 2021

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor

Franck Chartier, Director

Justine Bougerol, Set Designer

Anne-Catherine Kunz, Costume Designer

Giacomo Gorini, Lighting Designer

Marie Lys, 1st Enchantress, 2nd Woman

Emőke Baráth, Belinda, 2nd Enchantress

Marie-Claude Chappuis, Dido, Sorceress, Spirit

Jaime Caicompai, Sailor

Jarrett Ott, Aeneas

Compagnie Peeping Tom

Le Concert d'Astrée

Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genève

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.