Stage Director

“…..bold and moving, a piercing reminder of how the past haunts the present” The Observer

The story of Dido and Aeneas didn’t end with Dido’s death. Errollyn Wallen takes the story forward, interweaving a full performance of Purcell’s great tragedy with this imaginative piece, which had its World Premiere at The Barbican, London in June 2021.

Trinity Laban Opera Presents: Errollyn Wallen: Dido's Ghost

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance

Reinvention has always been a theme within classical music—
be it Handel blatantly reusing his own tunes, Mendelssohn giving us his own take on Bach, or Stravinsky ‘remixing’ the classical form. Bringing that tradition right up to date is Dido’s Ghost, effectively providing a sequel to Purcell’s masterpiece Dido and Aeneas, which is performed in its entirety, as if a flashback, in Wallen’s work. Dido’s Ghost bridges worlds and eras, and past blurs into present in an acclaimed new opera that’s direct from premiere performances in London and Edinburgh.

Frederic Wake-Walker

Stage Director

Events

Past events

4 - 6 Jul, 2024

Trinity Laban Opera Presents: Errollyn Wallen: Dido's Ghost · Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

29 - 30 Nov, 2023

Dido's Ghost · Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale

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