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Dido and Aeneas
Dido and Aeneas
2006
Company
Teatro alla Scala
Duration
60 minutes
Director and Choreography
Wayne McGregor
Music
Henry Purcell
Set Design
Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting Design
Lucy Carter
Costume Design
Fotini Dimou
Video Animation and Visual Effects
Mark Hatchard of HotBox Studios
Performers
Sarah Connolly (Dido), Brandon Jovanovich (Aeneas), Marie Arnet (Belinda), Adriana Kucerová (Second Woman), Sara Fulgoni / Julianne Young (Sorceress), Anna Chierichetti (First Witch), José Maria Lo Monaco (Second Witch), Nicola Marchesini (Spirit), Philippe Do (First Sailor), Robert Tewsley (principal guest dancer)
Premiere date and venue
28 June 2006, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
'McGREGOR IS THE CLOSEST THING TO A ROCK STAR THAT BALLET CAN CURRENTLY CLAIM'
- Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times
Wayne McGregor's production of the classical tale brought together the opera and ballet companies of Teatro alla Scala.
Henry Purcell's interpretation of a tale of love thwarted by evil powers, came alive in an acclaimed production that brought together the opera and ballet companies of Teatro alla Scala.
Commissioned by Teatro alla Scala.
Trailer for The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet's re-staging of Dido and Aeneas, 2009.
