Opera Studio Presents: Dido & Aeneas

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Saturday, April 25th, 2015
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas was written in 1688 and is one of the enduring masterpieces of the operatic repertoire. The music is passionate, full of variety and simply gorgeous! It tells the tale of Aeneas, a Trojan prince, who has escaped the devastation of Troy and lands in Carthage where Dido is queen. She falls deeply in love with him, but evil forces are bent on her destruction. Aeneas is tricked into abandoning her, and overwhelmed with grief, she dies. The work was written for singers with string orchestra and for our performances we are delighted to be joined by a small string ensemble made up of students and VCM faculty. Soprano Nancy Argenta has overseen all of the musical preparation for our performances. An internationally acclaimed interpreter of Purcell’s vocal music, she has at various times performed four different roles in this opera! The opera is fully staged, in a conception by the young Pacific Opera Victoria associate director Sarah Jane Peltzer. Tickets: $20 Adult - $10 Students/Seniors Available by phone 250-386-5311 In Person: 900 Johnson St. Victoria, BC At the Metro Studio doors which open at 7:30pm