Dido & Aeneas
Sunday, July 29, 2pm
Gambrel Barn
$35+hst
Elora Festival Singers
Festival Baroque Players
Larry Beckwith, violin
Kathleen Kajioka, violin
Karen Moffatt, viola
Mateusz Swoboda, cello
Sara-Anne Churchill, harpsichord and organ
Alison Melville, recorder
Clare Scholtz, oboe
Noel Edison, conductor
Cast
Dido, Queen of Carthage: Lesley Bouza
Belinda, her sister: Sheila Dietrich
Aeneas, the Trojan Prince: Charles Davidson
Sorceress: Leigh-Anne Martin
Second Woman: Emily Wall
Spirit: Leigh-Anne Martin
First Witch: Natalie Mahon
Second Witch: Emma Culpeper
Sailor: Paul Ziadé
(He): Jordan Scholl
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Plot Summary
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In order to cure her unhappiness, Dido, queen of Carthage, marries the Trojan prince, Aeneas, who is madly in love with her. While Dido and Aeneas are out hunting, an evil Sorceress and her assistants plot the destruction of Dido and Carthage. Soon, an evil witch disguised as the God Mercury stops Aeneas. She tells him that he must abandon Carthage and found a new Troy on Latin soil. While Aeneas hates the thought of leaving Dido, he cannot refuse a god’s command. In the end, Aeneas decides to defy the god’s command and stay with Dido. Nevertheless, Dido refuses to stay with a lover who even considered leaving her and soon dies.
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