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
DirectorOlivier Simonnet
WritersGiovanni Francesco Busenello
Top Casts
Anna Bonitatibus
Didone
Krešimir Špicer
Enea
Xavier Sabata
Iarba
Maria Streijffert
Ecuba
Katherine Watson
Cassandra, Damigella I, Dama III
Tehila Nini Goldstein
Creusa, Giunone, Damigella II, Dama II
Mariana Rewerski
Anna, Fortuna, Dama
Claire Debono
Venere, Iride, Damigella III
Terry Wey
Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore
Victor Torres
Anchise, Un vecchio
Details
LanguageItalian
Production companiesThéâtre de Caen, Opus Arte, Les Arts Florissants
TaglineLa Didone (2011) Les Arts Florissants. Cavalli / Italian
