Didon et Énée Dido and Æneas

Presented by Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (LR-228514). Didon et Énée Henry Purcell One of the major masterpieces of English Baroque. Cast Adèle Charvet | Dido Henry Neill | Aeneas Ana Quintans | Belinda Igor Bouin | The Sorceress / A Sailor Caroline Meng | First Witch Anouk Defontenay | Second Witch Fernando Escalona Melendez | A Spirit Marie Théoleyre | An Attendant Le Poème Harmonique Vincent Dumestre | direction In brief Dido is a chamber opera that combines tragedy and comedy, carried by a story of infinite delicacy. Purcell incorporated French opera dances and emphasized arias like the Italians. Its concise one-hour length takes nothing away from the dramatic tension, which culminates in Dido's final lament. Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées