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Dido and Aeneas
About the Show
The ancient story. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, first performed in 1689, is inspired by Virgil’s account of the myth which follows the burgeoning love of Aeneas, a Trojan prince, and the Queen of Carthage.
In the Ustinov Studio.
Cast
Elizaveta Saul
violin
Aliayta Foon-Dancoes
violin
Miguel Sobrinho
viola
Findlay Spence
cello/continuum
Madison Nonoa
Dido
Dominic Bowe
Aeneas
Georgia Mae Bishop
Sorceress
Ella Taylor
Belinda/Second Witch
Lauren Lodge-Campbell
First Witch/Attendant
Richard Pinkstone
Sailor
Hugo Herman-Wilson
Bass Chorus
Ben Knight
Bass Chorus
Creatives
Purcell
Music
Isabelle Kettle
Director
Michael Papadopoulos (hardsichord)
Musical Director
Hyemi Shin
Design
Simon Bennison
Lighting
Rosie Purdie (associate director)
Director
Alex Gotch (and movement director)
Choreographer
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