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DIDO AND AENEAS
A tragic opera in three acts | Concert version
Music, Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Libretto, Nahum Tate (1652-1715)
The story of the opera is based on the fourth book of Virgil’s Aeneid and describes the tragic and thwarted love between Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas. It is one of the earliest known English operas, rightly renowned for its effortless dramatic flow and emotional depth. Purcell’s use of the English language throughout the work is unparalleled in its simplicity and rhythmic clarity, while his deceptively simple harmonic language and musical structures are always inventive and detailed.
Musical direction, Romanos Papazoglou
Translation & adaptation of stage text / subtitling, Anna Papagiannaki- Divani
Despoina Panagiotou, Dido
Nikos Ziaziaris, Aeneas
Elektra Papasimaki, Belinda
Stamatis Pavlous, Sorceress
Maria Svarna, First Witch / Second Woman
Mado Mantziou, Second Witch
Aliko Kasma, Sailor / Spirit
Μotectum Vocal Ensemble:
Sissy Kotsoni, Ada Kostourou: soprani | Manto Mantziou, Marissa Bili: alti | Takis
Tzevelekos, Nikos Andreidakis: tenori | Giannis Vryzakis, Andreas Metaxas-Mariatos: bassi
Musical preparation: Yannis Vryzakis / Anastasia Miliori
Anastasia Miliori, baroque violin
Rebecka Karlsson, baroque violin
Katalin Kertesz, baroque viola
Jannos Giovanos, baroque cello
Yannis Efstathopoulos, baroque guitar
Sevastianos Motorinos, harpsichord