{"id":19927,"date":"2021-07-20T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T07:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/?post_type=repetoire&p=19927"},"modified":"2021-09-15T23:14:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:14:14","slug":"baroque-festival-dido-and-aeneas-henry-purcell","status":"publish","type":"repetoire","link":"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/en\/repetoire\/baroque-festival-dido-and-aeneas-henry-purcell\/","title":{"rendered":"BAROQUE FESTIVAL. DIDO AND AENEAS \/ HENRY PURCELL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dido and Aeneas is the very first dramatic work of the “British Orpheus” – Henry Purcell. The circumstances of the creation of this three-act opera to Nahum Tate’s libretto are uncertain: firstly, the original manuscript is lost. It is also unclear whether the premiere of the opera in 1689 in Chelsea wasn’t, in fact, a resumption of a previously staged production. It is certain, however, that in the 20th<\/sup> century this work gained due fame and became one of the most frequently recorded operas from the era before Mozart.<\/p>\n

The premise for one of the most brilliant works of English Baroque is the story of the tragic love of Dido and Aeneas, told in Virgil’s Aeneid<\/em>. Henry Purcell managed to translate the ordeal of the characters and the whole range of intense emotions into the language of music. In this small musical form, the composer conveys the rich symbolism of the ancient story about the power of love and fate.<\/p>\n

It is not surprising that Dido and Aeneas<\/em> is considered the first English national opera. In a perfectly constructed libretto, the world of Greek mythology meets the English tradition. The Mediterranean setting is complemented by drawings of characters such as witches and sorcerers, characteristic of British and Irish folk tales. In the music itself, one can distinguish a whole range of forms and techniques used in Europe at that time, as Purcell strives for musical diversity, perfectly integrating French and Italian patterns with English folklore.<\/p>\n

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MUSIC DIRECTOR KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

DIRECTED BY NATALIA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong><\/a>
\nSET DESIGN MARLENA SKONECZKO<\/strong><\/a>
\nCHORUS MASTER LILIANNA KRYCH<\/strong><\/a>
\nASSISTANT DIRECTOR S\u0141AWOMIR JURCZAK<\/strong><\/a>
\nSTAGE MANAGER TATIANA HEMPEL-GIERLACH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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CAST<\/h4>\n

PROLOGUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHOEBUS MICHA\u0141 JANICKI
\n<\/strong>FIRST NEREID MA\u0141GORZATA GRZEGORZEWICZ-RODEK<\/strong><\/a>
\nSECOND NEREID IWONA LUBOWICZ<\/strong><\/a>
\nVENUS OLGA PASIECZNIK<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>SPRING MARTA BOBERSKA<\/a>
\n<\/strong>FIRST SHEPHERDESS AGNIESZKA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong><\/a>
\nFIRST SHEPHERDESS JOANNA TALARKIEWICZ
\n<\/strong>HE KRZYSZTOF \u0141AZICKI
\n<\/strong>SHE MARTA SCHNURA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OPERA<\/strong><\/p>\n

BELINDA \u00a0MARTA BOBERSKA<\/strong><\/a>
\nDIDO\u00a0 OLGA PASIECZNIK<\/a>
\n<\/strong>SECOND WOMAN\u00a0 AGNIESZKA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong><\/a>
\nAENEAS\u00a0 MICHA\u0141 JANICKI<\/strong>
\nSORCERESS\u00a0 DOROTA LACHOWICZ<\/strong><\/a>
\nFIRST WITCH\u00a0 MA\u0141GORZATA GRZEGORZEWICZ-RODEK<\/strong><\/a>
\nSECOND WITCH\u00a0 \/ SPIRIT\u00a0 IWONA LUBOWICZ<\/strong><\/a>
\nSAILOR JAKUB A. GRABOWSKI<\/strong><\/p>\n

DANCERS OF VARSAVIA GALANTE<\/a><\/strong>
\nEDGAR LEWANDOWSKI<\/strong>
\nALEKSANDRA ANDRUSZKIEWICZ<\/strong>
\nALEKSANDRA PAWLUCZUK<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE CHORUS OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CONDUCTOR, HARPSICHORD KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Duration: 1 h 10 mins (no intermission)<\/h5>\n
The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.<\/h5>\n
Performance in the original language version.<\/h5>\n
PLEASE NOTE: the entrance to the Royal Theatre in the \u0141azienki Park is located in Agrykola street.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
One hour before the performance as well as for an hour after it is finished, the audience can use the electric cart running between the Royal Theater and the \u0141azienki Gate at the corner of My\u015bliwiecka \/ Agrykola streets.<\/h5>\n
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We kindly encourage you to read the rules of participation in cultural events organized by the Polish Royal Opera:<\/p>\n