Lamb & Hayward Curator's Series: Dido and Aeneas in Concert

Chad Kelly – Music Director
Madeleine Pierard – Dido
David Greco – Aeneas
Carleen Ebbs – Belinda

Purcell – Dido and Aeneas in Concert

The origin story of the intimate opera Dido and Aeneas is shrouded in mystery. Scholars have trawled history, concluding that it was likely premiered at Josias Priest’s boarding school for girls in London sometime before 1689, despite there being no score from that first performance. The plot is taken from Virgil’s Aeneid, when Aeneas flees the destruction of Troy and ends up in Carthage, leading to a tragic love affair with Dido.

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