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| Composer | Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Year | 1689 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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PragueDido and AeneasNew production
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Michael Hofstetter; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková; Ivo Dankovič; Prague National Theatre Orchestra
GatesheadPurcell's Dido and Aeneas
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Bjarte Eike; Royal Northern Sinfonia; Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia; Timothy Burke; Katie Bray
ParisDidon et ÉnéeConcert performance
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Lully, Purcell
Stéphane Fuget; Orchestre Les Épopées; Manon Lamaison; Véronique Gens; Luigi De Donato
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Stunning acrobatics, a forlorn farewell: Dido and Aeneas in Sydney
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Yaron Lifschitz mesmerises from the opening tableaux’s row of candles in his Purcell staging for Opera Australia, featuring Circa, a Brisbane-based circus company.
Purcell and beyond: Errollyn Wallen’s dramatic new Dido’s Ghost
A dramatic new opera from Errollyn Wallen, with the Dunedin Consort, chorus and a strong cast including Isabelle Peters, Matthew Brook, Nardus Williams and Allison Cook.
Peeping Tom's Dido and Aeneas overflowing with imagery in Geneva
How can one focus on the music? Purcell’s music is interspersed with contemporary interludes by Atsushi Sakaï in an overly busy staging.