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Work: Dido and Aeneas

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ComposerPurcell, Henry (1659-1695)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeDance
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HamburgMonteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Lautten Compagney / Antonius Adamske

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Blow, Purcell
Antonius Adamske; Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg; Lautten Compagney; Dorota Szczepańska; Florian Götz
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Two Operas, Mark Morris

Dido and Aeneas was triumphant and had all those great moments that make Morris’s choreography among the most musical I’ve seen.
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Morris' Dido and Aeneas is a gem

Dancers tip-toed in stately procession, while alternately molding into aggressive gnarled warriors, images familiar from amphorae; they presage a clash of forces of destruction, the unfolding of a love story, and a sorcerer’s ravenous desire for control.
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El canto mítico de las aguas modula la danza en Dido & Aeneas

La madurez del Dido & Aeneas de Sasha Waltz hilvana ópera y danza en trazos invisibles que erizan la piel y recrea un relato legendario con aires de vanguardia.
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It’s now traditional for ETO to mount a Baroque or pre-Baroque season each autumn. This is a policy that provides the UK’s regions with a rare exposure to repertoire that’s often out-of-the-way or even downright obscure.