Dido & Aeneas - Gran Teatre del Liceu

Overview

Dido, founder and queen of Carthage, falls in love with the Trojan hero Aeneas and they conduct a passionate affair. Tricked into leaving Dido by an evil Sorceress, Aeneas prepares his fleet in secret for departure. Dido cannot live without Aeneas and sings her great lament (‘When I am laid in earth’) and her passing is mourned by a chorus of cupids.

Cast

Kate Lindsey

Dido

Renato Dolcini

Aeneas

Renato Dolcini

Sorceress

Ana Vieira Leite

Belinda

Maud Gnidzaz

First Witch

Virginie Thomas

Second Witch

Jacob Lawrence

Sailor

Michael Loughlin Smith

Spirit

William Christie