The Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, composed by Henry Purcell with lyrics by Nahum Tate, is returning in a new psychological production of the Bertini Choir directed by Iris Goren. A sorceress (Uri Elkayam) mimics the will of the gods, who command Aeneas to leave North Africa and sail to Italian lands. Lyrics that remain forever“The lyrics Tate wrote are immortal,” Czarny told The Jerusalem Post. “Dido is presented to us as a little doomed from the start,” Elkayam told the Post. “When Dido enters the stage, she is already wrapped in them – Belinda and the maids untie her.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 17, 2024 08:53 UTC