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Wayne McGregor's acclaimed production of Purcell's interpretation of the classical tale Dido and Aeneas features richly layered designs, and brings together The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet. With Sarah Connolly and Lucas Meachem in the title roles, Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. It was originally staged as part of a double-bill with McGregor's production of Acis and Galatea.
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Dido: Sarah Connolly
Aeneas: Lucas Meachem
Belinda: Lucy Crowe
Sorceress: Sara Fulgoni
Dancers of The Royal Ballet
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Composer: Henry Purcell
Director and Choreographer: Wayne McGregor
Assistant Director and Choreographer: Laïla Diallo
Set Designs: Hildegard Bechtler
Costume Designs: Fotini Dimou
Lighting Design: Lucy Carter
Projection Design: Mark Hatchard, for HotBox Studios
Film Director: Jonathan Haswell
Plus: Illustrated synopsis; Interview with Wayne McGregor; Cast Gallery
Picture: 16:9 1080i
Sound: PCM 2.0 / 5.1 Stereo
Format: Blu-ray
Region code: All regions
Running time: 72 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT
Recorded: 2009
"The wide open spaces and minimalist designs contrive a vast universe against which a very intimate human tragedy can be teased out, presented with an almost classical purity and restraint." BBC Music Magazine
"Belinda is unaffectedly played by Lucy Crowe, her bright tones and precise articulation all one could desire. Sarah Connolly, whether tormented by love or grief, is an equally ideal Dido." Gramophone
"Lucas Meachem sings Aeneas with a magnificence and reach that his acting lacks. Sarah Connolly's Dido is more successful, with a lovely, unforced quality. Her lament, in the arms of Belinda, who tries to staunch the blood from her queen's wrists with the hem of her dress, brought tears to my eyes." The Observer
