Blow: Venus & Adonis; Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Orchestra;
Boman, Olof

OA 1361 D

A double bill featuring two masterpieces of early English Opera recorded in the beautiful Confidencen Theatre, Sweden

Two classic court operas are brought together to tell the stories of love, be it between gods or royalty in the historic Confidencen Theatre, Sweden.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, is considered the earliest example of English opera. It tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from lighthearted comedy to heartfelt despair.

Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most famous and beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of love, friendship, jealousy, and cruelty. The opera is perhaps best known for Dido’s painfully beautiful lament When I am Laid in Earth.

DVD

Muzyka klasyczna

Opus Arte

07-02-2023

809478013617