La Didone

Live performance by Les Arts Florissants at the Théâtre de Caen, recorded on 18 Octorber 2011. "One of the earliest operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the Trojan Hero loves and then cruelly leaves the noble Dido." — from the DVD back cover

• Giovanni Francesco BusenelloWriter
• Clément Hervieu-LégerDirector
• Olivier SimonnetDirector
• Francesco CavalliOriginal Music Composer

• Anna BonitatibusDidone
• Krešimir ŠpicerEnea
• Xavier SabataIarba
• Maria StreijffertEcuba
• Katherine WatsonCassandra, Damigella I, Dama III
• Tehila Nini GoldsteinCreusa, Giunone, Damigella II, Dama II
• Mariana RewerskiAnna, Fortuna, Dama
• Claire DebonoVenere, Iride, Damigella III
• Terry WeyAscanio, Amore, Cacciatore
• Victor TorresAnchise, Un vecchio
• Valerio ContaldoCorebo, Eolo, Cacciatore
• Mathias VidalIlioneo, Mercurio