Overview
Dido and Aeneas
The 2021/22 Ars Lyrica season concludes with a new production of the first masterpiece of English opera. Henry Purcell, early modern England’s greatest musical dramatist, infused his chosen texts with both beauty and pathos. His Dido and Aeneas is a miracle of operatic economy, with lively dancing, memorable choruses, and at its center a noble heroine who loves too well: her demise is both tragic and transcendent.
Alexandra Smither, Belinda
Abigail Fisher, Dido
Mark Diamond, Aeneas
Nicholas Garza, Sorceress˚
The New York Baroque Dance Company
Catherine Turocy, stage director & choreographer
The Moores School Concert Chorale
Betsy Weber, choral preparation
˚Ars Lyrica debut
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