Dido and Aeneas: Opera Company in New York

About Dido and Aeneas

*Dido and Aeneas* is Henry Purcell’s compact English Baroque opera, sung throughout and built in a prologue and three acts. Drawing on Virgil’s account of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan Aeneas, it moves quickly from courtly pageantry to private collapse, anchored by the famous lament at the end. In New York City it appears on the BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) stage as a repertory staple that rewards precise ensemble work over vocal display. Its modern life is sustained by a wide recorded footprint, reflected in strong streaming attention.