Episode 2 of Hattie Naylor's adaptation of Virgil, from the translation by Robert Fagles.

Unaware that Dido is dead, Aeneas leaves Carthage and sails to Sicily, where he meets the Cumaean Sibyl. She leads him down to the Underworld, where he sees the terrible punishments meted out to the wicked, has a shocking encounter in the Fields of Mourning, and learns more about the future from his father's ghost.

The music was composed by Will Gregory, arranged by Ian Gardiner, and performed by the BBC Singers, conducted by Matthew Hamilton. The soloist was Cherith Milburn-Fryer. Percussion was by Joby Burgess.

Production Coordinator: Scott Handcock

Sound design: Nigel Lewis

A BBC/Cymru Wales production, produced and directed by Kate McAll. Show less