Dido and Aeneas
by Henry Purcell

Music by Henry Purcell
Libretto by Nahum Tate
with newly-devised Prologue by Ellen Hargis

Peter van de Graaff, as Aeneas
Angela Young Smucker, as the Sorceress
William Bouvel, as Jack the Sailor
Patrick Muehleise, as Corydon
Erica Miranda, as Jemmy
Samuel Thompson, as Strephon
Kimberly McCord, as Dido
Laura Pinto, as Corisca
Kayleen Sanchez, as Cassandra
Nathalie Colas, as Amaryllis
Kelly Ballou, as Belinda
Sarah Edgar, as Cupid

Craig Trompeter, Musical Director
Ellen Hargis, Stage Director
Sarah Edgar, Choreographer
Meriem Bahri, Costume Designer
David Mayernik, Set Designer
Eric Peterson, Lighting Designer

Press

Read John von Rhein's review in the Chicago Tribune here.
February 17, 2013


Read Lawrence Johnson's review in Chicago Classical Review here.
February 17, 2013

Read John von Rhein's preview of Dido and Aeneas in the Chicago Tribune here.
February 12, 2013