Synopsis
Music by Purcell, including Sarah Connolly's much-praised recording of Dido and Aeneas.
Further Information
Other Archive resources
Dido and Aeneas
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.
Opera on 3 | Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick
Live from the New York Met: Jake Heggie's operatic version of Herman Melville's epic novel, with Brandon Jovanovich as the implacable Captain Ahab. Karen Kamensek conducts.