UNF Opera Ensemble -Dido and Aeneas

UNF Opera Ensemble -Dido and Aeneas

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The action of the opera takes place in the royal palace, the cave of the Sorceress, the grove, and the ship harbor. The widowed Queen Dido entertains the Trojan Prince Aeneas who has been shipwrecked on the shore of Carthage while on his way to Troy. Dido and Aeneas fall in love, but their courtship is interrupted by conspiring witches who plot to destroy Dido's happiness. The head Sorceress conjures a storm while the royal couple is hunting. Amid the confusion, as the courtiers scurry back to town, a witch impersonating the messenger god Mercury orders Aeneas to set sail for Italy. Aeneas reluctantly obeys and eventually abandons Dido. The broken-hearted Queen cannot bear her lover's betrayal and commits suicide. The opera ends as her death is lamented by a chorus of mourning cupids.

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Publication Date:

4-21-2007

City:

Jacksonville

Keywords:

University of North Florida; University of North Florida String Ensemble. University of North Florida Chamber Singers; University of North Florida Opera Ensemble; Krzysztof Biernacki, director

Disciplines:

Music | Music Education | Music Performance

Comments

UNF Opera Ensemble; Krzysztof Biernacki, director; UNF String Ensemble; Cara Tasher, conductor; UNF Chamber Singers. April 20 recording: Angelique Perretta, Daniel Crews, Jennifer Wuerffel, Melody Fallon, Amanda Finch, Stefani Gundacker, Anna Hong, Jordan Campbell, Allie Tippins, Emily Sharrett, Joey Fitzpatrick, Brandon Thornhill, Daisy Miller, Erin Cosgrove, vocalists. April 21 recording: Amanda Finch, Nathanael Edwards, Melody Fallon, Jennifer Wuerffel, Stefani Gundacker, Shyla Norful, Angelique Perretta, Jordan Campbell, Allie Tippins, Erin Cosgrove, Luke Hopper, Brandon Thornhill, Daisy Miller, Emily Sharrett. Recorded live April 20 and 21, 2007, University of North Florida, Robinson Theater. Sung in English.

UNF Opera Ensemble -Dido and Aeneas

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