Discovering Music
Purcell - Dido and Aeneas
WATCH THE VIDEO ANALYSIS OF THIS SHOW AND A PERFORMANCE OF DIDO'S LAMENT BELOW. Stephen Johnson and Nicholas Kraemer examine Purcell's Dido and Aeneas - the first truly great opera in the English language. Along with members of the Manchester Camerata, and before an audience at the RNCM in Manchester, they examine Purcell's masterpiece in the light of its time and look at some of the musical devices that Purcell employs to create a tightly knit narrative and evoke real tragic human emotions. The programme includes a complete performance featuring: Carolina Krogius - Dido Philip Smith - Aeneas Fleur Bray - Belinda Hanna-Liisa Midwood Kirchin - 2nd Woman Katie Lowe - Sorceress Elise Dye - 1st Witch Soraya Mafi - 2nd Witch David Shaw - Sailor Jenny France - Spirit RNCM Chorus and Manchester Camerata directed by Nicholas Kraemer