How could we possibly top the perfection that is a masterpiece like Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas?
In this seventh episode, composer Errollyn Wallen presents her opera Dido's Ghost, a sequel to Henry Purcell's (1659-1695) semi-opera Dido and Æneas. At a time when the Baroque and the performing arts were flourishing in England, Purcell's work offered his contemporaries a delightful spectacle that continues to inspire artists and musicians today. Prepare to be immersed in the world of this incredible baroque opera and the tumultuous story of these two lovers, taken straight from Virgil's Aeneid.
CREDITS
guest Errollyn Wallen, composer
interview & editing Andrew Burn
production REMA
credits music
Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau
performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset
Camera Lucida 2014
All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques
design Doretta Rinaldi
original drawings Vincent Flückiger
cover score Folio, When on my sick bed I languish Z.144, 1678 (British Library, Add MS 30930)
music
Wayward sisters, you that fright…,
The Witches' Dance,
Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me
With drooping wings ye Cupids come - Henry Purcell
Performed by Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Dido and Aeneas, Glossa 2001
Dido’s Ghost - Errollyn Wallen
performed by Dunedin Consort
Live recording
Courtesy of the Barbican, 2021
