Mark Morris’ dance production of Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas,” which returned Friday night to Irvine Barclay Theatre, remains a fresh, perceptive and absorbing event. There is something ...
As part of a conference on 17th-century English music, theater and dance, Muhlenberg College presented a fully staged and costumed production of Henry Purcell’s baroque opera “Dido and Aeneas” in the ...
The decision to open the 40th opera season on Tuesday with Dido and Aeneas is a lovely nod to the past while ensuring the opera in Israel has a future. The Israeli Opera opened its 40th season on ...
For a short opera, “Dido and Aeneas” packs a mighty punch. It’s hard to overstate the significance of Purcell’s poignant 17th century masterwork — or its lingering impact on music today. With a ...
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Ethel Merman and Mary Martin never tried this. Tony winners Kelli O’Hara and Victoria Clark put aside their usual show tunes to sing Henry Purcell’s 17th Century opera, “Dido & Aeneas,” presented ...
Aeneas is the perfect guy — strong yet gentle, protective and attentive, not to mention good-looking. He’s also a Trojan hero. Maybe he’s too perfect, which is reason enough for Dido’s mistrust. For ...
Sarasota Opera’s production of “Dido and Aeneas,” which opened Sunday, is one to relish as it lingers in your memory. Baroque opera in live performance is rare these days, and one presented with such ...
As director of “Dido and Aeneas,” Elkhanah Pulitzer says it’s an appropriate story for Opera San Jose’s return to live performance after the pandemic shutdown. Purcell’s 1689 opera is running through ...
Of the double bill taking the stage at L.A. Opera this weekend composer Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, the Greco-Roman myth about the son of Venus’ tragic love affair, represents one of opera’s ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — “When I am laid in earth,” ...
When Los Angeles Opera mounted a cinematically inspired production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” last season, audiences marveled at director Barrie Kosky’s innovative combination of animation and live ...