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Dido and Aeneas

Drama, Music | 2009-05-15 | United Kingdom

IMDB10.0 / 10

Budget$0

Budget$0

Runtime60 min.

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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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas - The Royal Opera - Digital Theatre Collections

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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (ROH)