Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 8:00pm
Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth Hall
50 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
The Historical Performance Division of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University, presents Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell.
Considered to be one of the greatest operas of the baroque era, Dido and Aeneas is a one-hour opera based on Book Four of Virgil's Aeneid. This production will be played at A 440 on baroque instruments, and will feature historically-informed baroque dances choreographed by Julie Andrijeski.
Showings:
Fairchild Chapel, Oberlin
Friday, April 15, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Harkness Chapel, Cleveland
Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Personnel:
Crew:
Jason Goldberg, stage direction
Julie Andrijeski, choreography
Nicholas Capozzoli, musical direction
Jason Goldberg, lighting design for Fairchild Chapel
Sonya Berg, costumes
Sarah Herdrich, stage manager
Cast:
Katherine Early, Dido
Adam Wells, Aeneas
Sarah Larkworthy, Belinda
Christine Jay, Second Woman
Alexandra Bass, Sorceress
Madison Schindele, First Witch
Olivia Duncan, Second Witch
Magdalena Kuzma, The Soprano
Abigail Peterson, The Alto
Matthew Straw, First Sailor/The Tenor
Jeremy Harr, The Bass
Instrumentalists:
Ruiqi Ren, violin I
Tatiana Sutherland, violin II
Hannah Dara, viola
Nick Loucks, cello
Nicholas Capozzoli, harpsichord
Academic, Historical Performance, Opera Theater, Vocal Studies, Administrative, Conservatory of Music
Free Admission
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