7. Henry Purcell | Errollyn Wallen

How could we possibly top the perfection that is a masterpiece like Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas?In this seventh episode, composer Errollyn Wallen presents her opera Dido's Ghost, a sequel to Henry Purcell's (1659-1695) semi-opera Dido and Æneas. At a time when the Baroque and the performing arts were flourishing in England, Purcell's work offered his contemporaries a delightful spectacle that continues to inspire artists and musicians today. Prepare to be immersed in the world of this incredible baroque opera and the tumultuous story of these two lovers, taken straight from Virgil's Aeneid.To go further >CREDITSguest Errollyn Wallen, composerinterview & editing Andrew Burnproduction REMAcredits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameauperformed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe RoussetCamera Lucida 2014All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriquesdesign Doretta Rinaldioriginal drawings Vincent Flückigercover score Folio, When on my sick bed I languish Z.144, 1678 (British Library, Add MS 30930)musicWayward sisters, you that fright…, The Witches' Dance, Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me With drooping wings ye Cupids come - Henry PurcellPerformed by Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé NiquetDido and Aeneas, Glossa 2001Dido’s Ghost - Errollyn Wallenperformed by Dunedin ConsortLive recording Courtesy of the Barbican, 2021