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PBO performs Dido and Aeneas in honor of Henry Purcell's 350th birthday. Join Music Director Nicholas McGegan, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and more in this stellar concert.

PURCELL
Suite from Abdelazer, Z. 570
Chacony in G minor, Z. 730
Dido and Aeneas

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano (Dido, Queen of Carthage)
William Berger, baritone (Aeneas, Trojan Prince)
Christine Brandes, soprano (Belinda, Handmaiden, First Witch)
Céline Ricci, soprano (Second Woman, Handmaiden, Second Witch)
Jill Grove, contralto (Sorceress)
Brian Thorsett, tenor (Mercury, Sailor)
Philharmonia Chorale
Bruce Lamott, director

PBO is excited to welcome Susan Graham in November. ... more »

PBO performs Dido and Aeneas in honor of Henry Purcell's 350th birthday. Join Music Director Nicholas McGegan, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and more in this stellar concert.

PURCELL
Suite from Abdelazer, Z. 570
Chacony in G minor, Z. 730
Dido and Aeneas

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano (Dido, Queen of Carthage)
William Berger, baritone (Aeneas, Trojan Prince)
Christine Brandes, soprano (Belinda, Handmaiden, First Witch)
Céline Ricci, soprano (Second Woman, Handmaiden, Second Witch)
Jill Grove, contralto (Sorceress)
Brian Thorsett, tenor (Mercury, Sailor)
Philharmonia Chorale
Bruce Lamott, director

PBO is excited to welcome Susan Graham in November. To celebrate Henry Purcell’s 350th
birthday, the prominent American mezzo-soprano sings the role of Dido in the composer’s
masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas, leading a cast that includes baritone William Berger, soprano
Christine Brandes, soprano Céline Ricci, contralto Jill Grove, tenor Brian Thorsett, and the Philharmonia Chorale. McGegan conducts this program that also features Purcell’s suite
written for Aphra Behn’s Abdelazar, or The Moor’s Revenge, and his early Chacony in G
minor. « hide