Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

The Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet, and director-choreographer Wayne McGregor bring us an interpretation of DIDO AND AENEAS, an opera composed by Henry Purcell, with a libretto by Nahum Tate; based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. We find Dido in her court with her attendants. Dido fears that her love for Aeneas will make her a weak monarch, but her attendants assure her that heroes, too, love....

• Wayne McGregorDirector
• Nahum TateWriter
• Henry PurcellOriginal Music Composer

• Sarah ConnollyDido
• Lucas MeachemAeneas
• Lucy CroweBelinda
• Sara FulgoniSorceress
• Anita WatsonSecond Woman
• Eri NakamuraFirst Witch
• Pumeza MatshikizaSecond Witch
• Iestyn DaviesSpirit
• Park Ji-minSailor
• Orchestra of the Royal Opera HouseCast