Synopsis
Henry Purcell's tragic opera, starring Maria Ewing and Karl Daymond. Featuring music by Collegium Musicum 90, conducted by Richard Hickox, with spectacular settings in the grounds of Hampton Court, designed by Dutch designer Nick Kortekas.
Further Information
Other Archive resources
Opera on 3 | Dido and Aeneas
Music by Purcell, including Sarah Connolly's much-praised recording of Dido and Aeneas.
Zig Zag | 06: The Odyssey - The Homecoming
Robert Erskine tells how Odysseus escaped the twin perils of Scylla and Charybdis to be shipwrecked by Poseidon. Illustrated by Paul Birbeck.