This article is about a concert performance in 200. For Purcell's opera, see
Dido and Aeneas.
Dido and Aeneas is an Opera by Henry Purcell. Set to words by Nahum Tate, the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate.
In 2006, it was performed at the Théatre du Châtelet. It was recorded for a radio broadcast.
Dido and Aeneas|
 Public art in Augusta, Georgia in honour of Jessye Norman. [1] |
| Start date | 27 June 2006 |
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Performance list
| Date
|
Country
|
Location
|
| 27 June 2006
|
France
|
Théatre du Châtelet
|
Musicians
| Cast
|
| Dido, Queen of Carthage
|
Jessye Norman
|
| Belinda, Dido's sister and handmaid
|
Erin Wall
|
| Second Woman, Another Handmaiden
|
Gillian Webster
|
| Aeneas, Trojan Prince
|
Russell Braun
|
| Sorceress
|
Felicity Palmer
|
| First Witch
|
Emmanuelle Goizé
|
| Second Witch
|
Salomé Haller
|
| Spirit, in form of Mercury
|
Philippe Jaroussky
|
| First Sailor
|
Barry Banks
|
| Orchestra and conductor
|
| Orchester
|
Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble
|
| Conductor
|
Marc Minkowski[2]
|
Program
References
- ↑
Public art in Augusta, Georgia in honor of Norman. Picture by Mr Freedom on Flickr, public domain.
- ↑ Private information
