Dido's Ghost
Emmanuel Music
Errollyn Wallen's Dido's Ghost (2021) resurrects a timeless tale, casting a haunting shadow on Virgil's epic. This chamber opera delves into the spectral aftermath of Dido's despair, exploring the lingering echoes of love and betrayal by setting the entirety of Purcell’s original Dido and Aeneas as a dream sequence. Wallen's evocative new score bookends the Purcell revealing a new dimension to a familiar tragedy.
Carley DeFranco, Anna/Dido
David Thomas Mather, Aeneas
Jonathan Woody, Elymas/Sorceress
Katherine Maysek, Lavinia/Spirit
Morgan Mastrangelo, Ascanius/First Sailor
Mara Riley, Belinda
Sonja Tengblad, First Woman
Claire Huchthausen, Ananeah Nevil, Witches
Wesley Stace, Librettist
Rebecca Miller Kratzer, Director
choreography by Shura Baryshnikov in collaboration with the dancers
The Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music in collaboration with the MIT Chamber Chorus, conducted by Ryan Turner
Carley DeFranco, Anna/Dido
David Thomas Mather, Aeneas
Jonathan Woody, Elymas/Sorceress
Katherine Maysek, Lavinia/Spirit
Morgan Mastrangelo, Ascanius/First Sailor
Mara Riley, Belinda
Sonja Tengblad, First Woman
Claire Huchthausen, Ananeah Nevil, Witches
Wesley Stace, Librettist
Rebecca Miller Kratzer, Director
choreography by Shura Baryshnikov in collaboration with the dancers
The Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music in collaboration with the MIT Chamber Chorus, conducted by Ryan Turner
For more information visit
https://www.emmanuelmusic.org/performance-info/didos-ghost, 7:00 pm
Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT
201 Amherst St.
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States
Type:
Opera