Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	19th July 2022
To	19th July 2022
When	22:15
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 26 Apr 22 - T01060353750

Prom 7 - Purcell's Dido & Aeneas - Concert Performanc

Work:: Prom 7 (S369)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Purcell's Dido & Aeneas - Concert Performanc (T01060353750)

Abandoned by her lover, Dido must choose between death or a life without love. Her painful decision is powerfully dramatised in some of the most emotive music of the Baroque period, including Dido's famous lament, When I am laid in earth. Period-instrument ensemble La Nuova Musica makes its Proms debut under Artistic Director David Bates, who made his own Proms debut last year conducting Mozart's Requiem. They are joined by an exciting cast led by mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and former Kathleen Ferrier Prize-winner James Newby in the title roles.

Company	La Nuova Musica Choir
Company	La Nuova Musica
Conductor	David Bates (harpsichord)
Performer	Alice Coote (Dido)
Performer	James Newby (Aeneas)
Performer	Gemma Summerfield (Belinda)
Performer	Madeleine Shaw (Sorceress)
Performer	Nardus Williams (Second Woman)
Performer	Nicky Spence (Sailor)
Performer	Tim Mead (Spirit)

Listing:: L474507373

Purcell's Dido & Aeneas - Concert Performanc

Abandoned by her lover, Dido must choose between death or a life without love. Her painful decision is powerfully dramatised in some of the most emotive music of the Baroque period, including Dido's famous lament, When I am laid in earth. Period-instrument ensemble La Nuova Musica makes its Proms debut under Artistic Director David Bates, who made his own Proms debut last year conducting Mozart's Requiem. They are joined by an exciting cast led by mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and former Kathleen Ferrier Prize-winner James Newby in the title roles.

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