In 1979, Boston Camerata became the first company in the world to record Henry Purcell’s tragic opera “Dido and Aeneas” using period instruments. A celebration of that landmark recording’s 40th ...
Henry Purcells only true opera, Dido and Aeneas, is based on Book IV of Virgils epic poem, Aeneid. The first performance took place at Josias Priests Boarding School for Girls in 1689, where all the ...
It's "emotional" sharing it with her family, the singer tells PEOPLE of going on tour Mia McNiece joined PEOPLE in 2010 and is currently the Senior Movies Editor. Dido kicks off her first world tour ...
Performers onstage at the Longy School of Music for the filming of "Dido and Aeneas." (Courtesy Boston Camerata) Composed for a girl’s boarding school in 1689 (or possibly 1687), “Dido and Aeneas,” ...
On screen, Chinese actress Shangguan Yunzhu weeps to an audio backdrop of an Opera Theatre of Yale College actor singing about her grief as Dido, Queen of Carthage — showcasing an unlikely pairing of ...
Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This In recent years, though, I’ve started to question whether we were wrong about Dido. Enviably, she made a ...
ICONIC singer-songwriter Van Morrison and electropop artist Dido are to share top-billing on the opening night of this summer’s Cornbury Festival. The names are the first to be released for the ...
Some musicologists enjoy tracking down a mystery: Why didn’t Schubert finish his “Unfinished” Symphony? Who was Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved”? They’ll search endlessly, even if their quest hits a ...
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