La Didone
La Didone (2011) Les Arts Florissants. Cavalli / Italian
2011 · 2h 58m · Not Rated
Music
Directed by
Clément Hervieu-Léger
,
Olivier Simonnet
Overview
Live performance by Les Arts Florissants at the Théâtre de Caen, recorded on 18 Octorber 2011. "One of the earliest operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the Trojan Hero loves and then cruelly leaves the noble Dido." — from the DVD back cover
Director and cast
- Clément Hervieu-Léger Director
- Olivier Simonnet Director
- Anna Bonitatibus as Didone
- Krešimir Špicer as Enea
- Xavier Sabata as Iarba
- Maria Streijffert as Ecuba
- Katherine Watson as Cassandra, Damigella I, Dama III
- Tehila Nini Goldstein as Creusa, Giunone, Damigella II, Dama II
- Mariana Rewerski as Anna, Fortuna, Dama
- Claire Debono as Venere, Iride, Damigella III
- Terry Wey as Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore
- Victor Torres as Anchise, Un vecchio
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