Name: Dido and Aeneas
Start: 2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St. Thomas's Church

Organization

Stage director

Lynton Atkinson

Choreographer

Zenaida Yanowsky

Singer

Soprano

Angharad Rowlands

Dido

Tenor

Theo Perry

Aeneas

Natasha Page

Belinda

Countertenor

Hamish McLaren

Sorcerer

Mezzo-soprano

Olivia Bell

Sorceress

First witch

Eleanor Rosser-Smyth

Second woman

Hurn Court Opera

Dido and Aeneas

Salisbury

United Kingdom

St. Thomas's Church

Dido and Aeneas Purcell

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Conductor

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Featuring a cast of rising young vocal stars, this new production melded choreographed movement with Purcell's exquisite music. Zenaida Yanowsky, former star principal of the Royal Ballet, joined as Movement Director and baroque strings were led from the harpsichord by Lynton Atkinson.
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Cast included:
Dido - Angharad Rowlands
Aeneas - Theo Perry
Belinda - Natasha Page
Sorcerer - Hamish McLaren
1st Witch - Olivia Bell
2nd Witch - Lily Mo Browne
2nd Woman - Eleanor Rosser-Smyth
Spirit - Cassandra Dalby

'A mesmerising Dido...Rowlands and her counterpart, Theo Perry as Aeneas were hugely impressive, expressing power and tenderness, never losing clarity.' Will Frampton, Bournemouth Echo.

English

Dido and Aeneas by Purcell, From (2021/2021), Directed by Lynton Atkinson,, St. Thomas's Church, Salisbury, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Videos

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Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

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