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Dido and Aeneas | Stage Door Society

Dido and Aeneas

Opera·Premiered 1688·Libretto by Nahum Tate·baroque · british · mythology

Synopsis

The Trojan hero Aeneas is driven from Carthage by witchcraft, and the heartbroken Queen Dido sings her famous lament before dying on a funeral pyre.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Dido

Sarah Connolly
29 performances
Kate Lindsey
8 performances
Sonya Yoncheva
8 performances
Danielle de Niese
7 performances

Aeneas

Luca Pisaroni
10 performances

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