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La Didone (2011)

La Didone (2011) Les Arts Florissants. Cavalli / Italian

Genre : Music

Runtime : 2H 58M

Director : Clément Hervieu-Léger, Olivier Simonnet

Synopsis

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

Actors

Anna Bonitatibus
Anna Bonitatibus
Didone
Krešimir Špicer
Krešimir Špicer
Enea
Xavier Sabata
Xavier Sabata
Iarba
Maria Streijffert
Maria Streijffert
Ecuba
Katherine Watson
Katherine Watson
Cassandra, Damigella I, Dama III
Tehila Nini Goldstein
Tehila Nini Goldstein
Creusa, Giunone, Damigella II, Dama II
Mariana Rewerski
Mariana Rewerski
Anna, Fortuna, Dama
Claire Debono
Claire Debono
Venere, Iride, Damigella III
Terry Wey
Terry Wey
Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore
Victor Torres
Victor Torres
Anchise, Un vecchio
Valerio Contaldo
Valerio Contaldo
Corebo, Eolo, Cacciatore
Mathias Vidal
Mathias Vidal
Ilioneo, Mercurio
Joseph Cornwell
Joseph Cornwell
Acate, Sicheo, Pirro
Francisco Javier Borda
Francisco Javier Borda
Sinone, Giove, Nettuno, Cacciatore

Crews

Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli
Original Music Composer
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Writer
Clément Hervieu-Léger
Clément Hervieu-Léger
Director
Olivier Simonnet
Olivier Simonnet
Director
William Christie
William Christie
Music Director

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