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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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Dido and Aeneas in Prague: wide-eyed wonderment
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Alice Nellis' staging of Purcell's masterpiece is both historically faithful and innovatively modern. With Collegium 1704 providing the early music chops, it's a rare treat.
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.