La Didone

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

Release Date

18 October 2011

178 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Cassandra, Damigella I, Dama III
Creusa, Giunone, Damigella II, Dama II
Anna, Fortuna, Dama
Venere, Iride, Damigella III
Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore
Anchise, Un vecchio
Corebo, Eolo, Cacciatore
Ilioneo, Mercurio