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Soloists and choir of the Luzerner TheaterLucerne Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Bloxham, conductor
Magdalena Fuchsberger, staging
Valentin Köhler, sets
Marie Sturminger, costumes
Talisa Walser, dramaturgy
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
"Dido and Aeneas", Z 626 Opera in three acts Libretto by Nahum Tate
When two people find true love, heaven seems within reach. At least that is what happens to "Dido and Aeneas" in Henry Purcell's Baroque opera of the same name. Dido, the powerful ruler of Carthage, loves the Trojan prince Aeneas, who has been shipwrecked on Carthage's coast. He, too, falls in love with Dido. But a powerful sorceress gets in the way of Dido's happiness and drives the lovers apart with all her might. Aeneas is called back to duty and must leave Dido. She goes honorably to her death: "Remember me, but ah! forget my fate," are her last words. In his splendid opera, intimate and at the same time Baroque, Henry Purcell distills to its essence the story of how love between two people blossoms and fades. This production, staged by the young Austrian director Marlene Fuchsberger, can be experienced for just a short time at the Luzerner Theater. The company's set designer Valentin Köhler is building a house inside the house for Dido and Aeneas and for the theater production of the Oresteia: these will be shown in parallel, thus creating a special spatial experience.
Co-production of the Luzerner Theater with Lucerne Festival
Additional performances until 29 September 2023
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Luzerner Theater, Theaterstrasse 2,Luzern, Switzerland, Sursee
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