Venus & Adonis and Dido & Aeneas - February 2015 Tour
Design by Terry Milne
Conducted by William Cole
Directed by Paola Cuffolo Produced by Nicholas Simpson |
Join Opera Lyrica for our latest production - a double bill of John Blow's Venus and Adonis and Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. We'll be doing a whistle-stop tour of London, Oxford, Hampshire and Wiltshire during the second week of February:
15th - Church of St Peter and the Holy Cross, Wherwell, Hampshire 16th - Holywell Music Room, Oxford 17th - St Paul's Church, Covent Garden 20th - St Wilfrid's Hall, Brompton Oratory, Knighstbridge 21st - All Saints' Church, Farley, Wiltshire Two of the most celebrated doomed couples in opera come together for an evening of baroque love and loss. A stellar cast of young talent accompanied by a small period ensemble makes for an evening not to be missed. Venus - Belinda Evans
Adonis - Chris Webb Dido - Esther Brazil Aeneas - Christopher Diffey Belinda - Anna Goodhew Cupid - James Hall Sorceror - Jack Lawrence-Jones Sailor - Guy Withers |
This production will be in the original English with a libretto in the programme.
