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Waterperry Opera Festival

Singer

Countertenor

Thando Mjandana

Acis

Tenor

First sailor

Soprano

Anna Cavaliero

Belinda

Ellie Neate

Galatea

Mezzo-soprano

Eleanor Sanderson-Nash

First witch

Shakira Tsindos

Second witch

Bernadette Johns

Dido

Michael Bell

Spirit

First Damon

Jerome Knox

Aeneas

Bass

Polyphemus

Kieran Rayner

Sorcerer

Conductor

Michael Papadopoulos

Stage director

Rebecca Meltzer

Set designer

Jennifer Gregory

Costume designer

Guy Withers

Orchestra

Waterperry Opera Festival Orchestra

English

Acis & Galatea •  Dido & Aeneas

Wheatley

United Kingdom

Waterperry

Amphitheatre

Public

Acis and Galatea

Dido and Aeneas

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Introducing the trailer for our 2023 production of Acis & Galatea • ​Dido & Aeneas Double Bill which runs from the 16–20 August at 6:30pmBuy tickets here: ht...

Acis & Galatea •  Dido & Aeneas: Acis and Galatea Händel (+1 More)

The festival's 1st double-bill makes its home in Waterperry’s stunning Amphitheatre.

Acis and Galatea. The ethereal nymph, Galatea, is in love with a youthful shepherd, Acis. All seems serene, until their love is threatened by the jealousy of the monstrous Polyphemus. Directed by Rebecca Meltzer (Svadba, Hansel and Gretel, Ariel, Mansfield Park) this new production celebrates the beauty of Handel’s music coupled with Waterperry’s natural spaces.

Dido and Aeneas. Tribal Queen Dido struggles to keep power in her court as Prince Aeneas comes to ask for her hand in marriage and an alliance between factions. Treachery and sedition threaten to tear a nation and a marriage asunder. Directed by Guy Withers (Peter and the Wolf, The Diary of One Who Disappeared), this beloved English operatic gem takes a dark turn in a bold new production.

Michael Papadopoulos conducts these two contrasting productions alongside Designer Jennifer Gregory. Both operas will be performed by the same ensemble cast consisting of the UK’s most outstanding emerging operatic talent, audiences will most definitely be entertained.

Acis & Galatea • Dido & Aeneas by Händel, Purcell, From (2023/2023), Directed by Rebecca Meltzer, Guy Withers,, Conductor Michael Papadopoulos, Waterperry, Wheatley, United Kingdom

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