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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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\n

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

DIRECTOR, LIGHTING DESIGN NATALIA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong><\/a>
SET DESIGN MARLENA SKONECZKO<\/strong><\/a>
CHOREOGRAPHY ANNA KORBOLEWSKA<\/strong>
CHORUS MASTER KAROL KNAPI\u0143SKI<\/a><\/strong>
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR S\u0141AWOMIR JURCZAK<\/strong><\/a>
STAGE MANAGER TATIANA HEMPEL-GIERLACH<\/strong>
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 CAST<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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

PHOEBUS MICHA\u0141 JANICKI
<\/strong>FIRST NEREID MA\u0141GORZATA GRZEGORZEWICZ-RODEK<\/strong><\/a>
SECOND NEREID IWONA LUBOWICZ<\/strong><\/a>
VENUS ANETA \u0141UKASZEWICZ<\/a><\/strong>
<\/strong>SPRING MARTA BOBERSKA<\/a><\/strong>
<\/strong>FIRST SHEPHERDESS AGNIESZKA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong><\/a>
FIRST SHEPHERDESS JOANNA TALARKIEWICZ
<\/strong>HE GRZEGORZ \u017bO\u0141YNIAK<\/strong>
<\/strong>SHE MARTA SCHNURA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

BELINDA MARTA BOBERSKA<\/a><\/strong><\/b>
DIDO ANETA \u0141UKASZEWICZ<\/a><\/strong>
<\/strong>SECOND WOMAN  AGNIESZKA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong><\/a>
AENEAS  MICHA\u0141 JANICKI<\/strong>
SORCERESS MA\u0141GORZATA BARTKOWSKA<\/strong>
FIRST WITCH  MA\u0141GORZATA GRZEGORZEWICZ-RODEK<\/strong><\/a>
SECOND WITCH  \/ SPIRIT  IWONA LUBOWICZ<\/strong><\/a>
SAILOR JAKUB A. GRABOWSKI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DANCERS JOANNA LICHOROWICZ-GRE\u015a<\/strong>, S\u0141AWOMIR GRE\u015a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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Duration: 1 h 20 mins (no intermission)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Performance in the original language version.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
PLEASE NOTE: the entrance to the Royal Theatre in \u0141azienki Park is located in Agrykola street.<\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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