Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” is one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire. Divas flock to the title role; Dido’s final “Lament” is a showstopper. Schools and colleges worldwide perform it; early ...

Some love stories feel gentle and soft, but others feel like flames. They light up quickly, burn brightly, and leave a mark ...

Aeneas is the perfect guy — strong yet gentle, protective and attentive, not to mention good-looking. He’s also a Trojan hero. Maybe he’s too perfect, which is reason enough for Dido’s mistrust. For ...

The decision to open the 40th opera season on Tuesday with Dido and Aeneas is a lovely nod to the past while ensuring the opera in Israel has a future. The Israeli Opera opened its 40th season on ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS >> The production of “Dido and Aeneas,” which is performed outdoors in the courtyard of the Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, leaves no doubt that the company’s new Artistic and ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Dido (Victoria Mature) is the widowed Queen of Carthage, and her sister Belinda ...

In total transparency, I was apprehensive about this one because I’ve always associated opera with being outdated and inaccessible. However, director David Douglas has completely changed my ...

Of the double bill taking the stage at L.A. Opera this weekend composer Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, the Greco-Roman myth about the son of Venus’ tragic love affair, represents one of opera’s ...

Sorcery abounds in the plot of Dido and Aeneas. But the real sorcerers in the current production of the Purcell opera are the music and stage directors, Brian Davenpor and Dennis Feldman, who have ...

Mark Morris Dance Group's Dido and Aeneas Credit: Susana Millman I was ready to be a little disappointed when I arrived at the Harris Theater for the Mark Morris Dance Group’s performance of Dido and ...