Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2014)

CHOEUR ACCENTUS
Vivica GENAUX Dido
Henk NEVEN Æneas
Ana QUINTANS Belinda
Marc MAUILLON Sorceress, Marin
Vincent DUMESTRE Musical direction
Cécile ROUSSAT & Julien LUBEK Staging, Choregraphy, Set, Costumes
Laurent CASTAINGT Lights
Stéphane VÉRITÉ Direction

After the success of the DVDs devoted to Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme and Cadmus & Hermione, Vincent Dumestre and Le Poème Harmonique continue their exploration of repertoires of the 17th century.

This piece, combining theatre and music, allowed Purcell to achieve his dramatic ideal. In fact, he wrote only a single opera in his short career - he died at the age of 36 -, but with it, he left us a gem of rare beauty and extreme concision. The work's genius is also due in part to the quality of the libretto, skilfully put together by Nahum Tate.

Cécile Roussat and Julien Lubek, stage directors coming from the arts of the circus and the mime Marceau, had already collaborated with Le Poème Harmonique on the Carnaval Baroque. Here, they combine mime, dance and acrobatics with the music in a moving, magical production.

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