The Theatre of Early Music
under the Direction of
Daniel Taylor

Presents:

Henry Purcell's

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:30 pm
Venue: Knox Presbyterian Church, (Elgin at Lisgar)

Tickets: $40 (reserved), $30 (general), $15 (students)
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Dido: Noemi Kiss, soprano
Belinda: Grace Davidson, soprano
2nd Woman: Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Aeneas: Alexander Dobson, baritone
Sorceress: Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Sailor: Benjamin Butterfield, tenor

Honouring the genius of Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas is based on a story from the fourth book of Virgil’s Aeneid of the legendary Queen of Carthage and the Trojan refugee Aeneas. When Aeneas and his crew are shipwrecked in Carthage, he and the queen fall in love. However, Aeneas must soon leave to found Rome. Dido cannot live without him and awaits death.

 

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