
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....
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Sarah Connolly
Dido

Lucas Meachem
Aeneas

Lucy Crowe
Belinda

Sara Fulgoni
Sorceress

Anita Watson
Second Woman

Eri Nakamura
First Witch

Pumeza Matshikiza
Second Witch

Iestyn Davies
Spirit

Park Ji-min
Sailor

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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