Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” is one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire. Divas flock to the title role; Dido’s final “Lament” is a showstopper. Schools and colleges worldwide perform it; early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A SCENE from ‘Dido and Aeneas’ (photo credit: YOSSI ZWECKER) The decision to open the 40th opera season on Tuesday with Dido and ...

“It’s a great first opera,” Patrick Dupre Quigley says of Dido and Aeneas, currently in the midst of its Opera Lafayette debut. “And it’s an opera that has survived in reasonably constant performance ...

Opera has always thrived on exaggeration, pushing boundaries and activating imaginations. The FIU Opera Theater’s production of “Dido and Aeneas” is no exception, as undergraduate mezzo-soprano Kali ...

Some musicologists enjoy tracking down a mystery: Why didn’t Schubert finish his “Unfinished” Symphony? Who was Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved”? They’ll search endlessly, even if their quest hits a ...

Get your togas ready, Tufts! "Dido and Aeneas," the Opera Ensemble's first full-length opera performance, will play tonight through Sunday in Distler Performance Hall. Two talented casts will sing the ...

The decision to open the 40th opera season on Tuesday with Dido and Aeneas is a lovely nod to the past while ensuring the opera in Israel has a future. The Israeli Opera opened its 40th season on ...