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Dido and Aeneas

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A new film of Henry Purcell 's tragic opera, starring
Maria Ewing
Karl Daymond
A tale of love, death and magic. With the Collegium Musicum 90, leader Simon Standage and conductor
Richard Hickox. See today's choices.
Producers Nick de Grunwald and Julie Baines ;
Director Peter Maniura
* The Andrew Duncan interview with Maria Ewing : page 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Purcell
Unknown:
Maria Ewing
Unknown:
Karl Daymond
Leader:
Simon Standage
Conductor:
Richard Hickox.
Producers:
Nick de Grunwald
Producers:
Julie Baines
Director:
Peter Maniura
Unknown:
Andrew Duncan
Unknown:
Maria Ewing
Dido:
Maria Ewing(soprano)
Aeneas:
Karl Daymond(baritone)
Belinda:
Rebecca Evans(soprano)
Sorceress:
Sally Burgess(mezzo-Soprano)
Second woman:
Patricia Rozario(soprano)
First enchantress:
Mary Plazas(soprano)
Second enchantress:
Pamela Helen Stephen(mezzo-Soprano)
Aeneas's lieutenant:
Jamie McDougall(tenor)
Mercury:
Francois Terstory(speaking Part)
Voice of Mercury:
James Bowman(counter-Tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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