Dido & Aeneas

Students in Collegium and Chamber choir present a semi-staged version of English Baroque composer Henry Purcell’s 1689 work, Dido and Aeneas.

Based on Roman myth, this is the story of the tragic love between Dido, queen of Carthage, and Aeneas, a Trojan prince in exile after the fall of Troy. When supernatural forces call Aeneas away from his idyll with Dido to pursue his destiny as the future founder of the nation of Rome, Dido dies from grief.

Presented with no intermission - Approximately 1.25 hours run time
Authentic Baroque Instruments

Presented by: UCalgary School of Creative and Performing Arts