Name: El Real Junior: Dido & Eneas A Hipster Tale
Start: 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro Real

Artist

Admin

Conductor

Aarón Zapico

Stage director

Rafael R Villalobos

Set designer

Maite Agorreta

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Miguel Ruz

Video designer

Ellen James

Singer

Soprano

Adriana Mayer

Dido

Tenor

Diego Blázquez

Eneas

Sandra Redondo

Belinda

Mezzo-soprano

Aurora Peña

Second woman

Countertenor

Konstantin Derri

Hechicero

Urszula Bardlowska

Second witch

Thiago Vaz

Henry

Bass-baritone

Javier Povedano

Nahum

Teatro Real de Madrid

Orchestra

Joven Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid

Forma Antiqva

Spanish

El Real Junior: Dido & Eneas A Hipster Tale

Madrid

Spain

Teatro Real

Sala Principal

Dido & Aeneas was Purcell’s first opera. It was first performed at Mr Josias Priest's Boarding School for Girls in Chelsea in 1688 when Purcell was 29 years old. It tells the story of the turbulent love affair between Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan Aeneas, undoubtedly regarded as edifying for the young ladies at the school.


Today, in the 21st century, we have revived this wonderful opera in a new staging, highlighting some of its themes which invite us to think about the emotions involved in the passage from childhood to adolescence, such as friendship and loyalty, in opposition to envy, jealousy, and all their consequences. If you want to see what happens to Dido, you’ll have to come to her birthday party. You’re invited, we’re expecting you!

EL REAL JUNIOR: DIDO & ENEAS A Hipster Tale: Dido and Aeneas Purcell (+1 More)

Public

Dido and Aeneas (adaptation)

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading