Dido and Aeneas
Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
with incidental music from Matthew Locke’s Psyche
“Great minds against themselves conspire”
The young award winning Early Music Ensemble Sestina present a concert staging of Henry Purcell’s masterpiece Dido and Aeneas.
Sestina continue their collaboration with Director Thomas Guthrie and dancer/choreographer Bridget Madden and will be joined by some of the finest players of Original Instruments.
Dido and Aeneas tells a tale of love, loss, magic and sailors, culminating in the famous lament “When I am laid in earth” recently voted BBC Radio 3 listeners favourite operatic aria.
Sestina will add to the existing score by re-establishing a Prologue that is missing, using music from Psyche by Matthew Locke (1675) and other complimentary music.
Musical Director: Mark Chambers
Director: Thomas Guthrie
Choreographer/Dancer: Bridget Madden
Dido-Laura Lamph
Aeneas-Brian McAlea
Belinda-Fiona Flynn
Sorceress-Aaron O’Hare
Other roles will be taken by:
Soprano: Sarah Rennix, Emer Acton, Rebecca Murphy, Caroline McCartney
Alto:Joseph Zubier, Laura McFall, Rachel Clarke, Catherine Dalzell
Tenor: Matthew Keighley, David Walsh, Robin Horgan
Bass: Rich Moore, Michael Hong