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Dido and Aeneas-8 April 2009 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Christopher Hogwood
Chorus Master Stephen Westrop
Leader Kati Debretzeni
Cast
Belinda
Dido's maid 		Lucy Crowe
Dido
Queen of Carthage 		Sarah Connolly
Second Woman Anita Watson
Aeneas
a Trojan prince 		Lucas Meachem
Sorceress Sara Fulgoni
First Witch Eri Nakamura
Second Witch Pumeza Matshikiza
Spirit Iestyn Davies
Sailor Ji-Min Park
Dancers of The Royal Ballet
Dancer Olivia Cowley
Dancer Melissa Hamilton
Dancer Cindy Jourdain
Dancer Iohna Loots
Dancer Kristen McNally
Dancer Samantha Raine
Dancer Paul Kay
Dancer Brian Maloney
Dancer Steven McRae
Dancer Xander Parish
Dancer Liam Scarlett
Dancer Johannes Stepanek
The Royal Opera Extra Chorus
Harpsichord continuo Julian Perkins
Theorbo continuo Jan Čižmář
Chamber organ Steven Moore
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Notes: Performance recorded for future DVD release.
Language: English
Surtitled by: Jonathan Burton
Durations: Entire work: 7.31-8.29pm
Event: Number 1 in The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet mixed programme 8 April 2009
Television - future relay : BBC 4; 15 May 2009
Television - future relay : BBC 4; 22 May 2009
Radio - future relay : BBC Radio 3; 20 June 2009
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 8 April 2009 (in Royal Opera House Collections)