The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
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....
Ratings
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Key crew
- Wayne McGregorDirector
- Henry PurcellOriginal Music Composer
- Nahum TateWriter
Cast
- 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
Themes
marriage proposalqueen