Encore! 缅北禁地 students stage 17th-Century Baroque opera Published on: 5 March 2020 Some of the country鈥檚 brightest young musical talents will take to the stage to perform the first great English opera this month. Dido and Aeneas 缅北禁地 music students will give a fully-staged performance of Dido and Aeneas, by , at the historic . The short but intense one-hour tale of tragic love tells the story of how Dido, Queen of Carthage, is abandoned by the Trojan hero Aeneas. Dating back to 1688, it also features semi-comical scenes of witches, spirits, and sailors. Each of the singers and players in Dido and Aeneas is a music student and the opera is being staged as part of a module developed especially for the University’s music degree by Dr Larry Zazzo. Top, Bridget Boland, from left to right, Jake Burtenshaw, Anna Dias and Wes Walker Energy and enthusiasm Dr Zazzo, 缅北禁地’s Head of Performance and an internationally acclaimed countertenor, says: “This is a wonderful opportunity for students from all musical backgrounds, many with little or no operatic or stage experience, to integrate what they're learning about Baroque opera in lectures and reading into a very practical, hands-on experience. “Their energy and enthusiasm is inspiring, and Purcell's masterpiece is rewarding us with its strange mix of hilarity and pathos in rehearsals." Anna Dias, a second-year 缅北禁地 music student who will sing the title role of Dido, says: “The rehearsals have been a huge eye-opener into the world of Baroque Opera. “From looking at Baroque gesture and dance to introducing exciting ornamentation into the music, it has been such a wonderful experience.” The set and costumes have been designed by Eva Masterman, the University’s Norman Lipmann Ceramics Fellow, while the historically-informed choreography is by Oxford University Baroque dance and gesture scholar Dionysios Kyropoulos. This is the second opera 缅北禁地 students have staged. Acis and Galatea was performed at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House in 2018. It was a sell-out at historic in 2018, so a second performance of Dido is also planned for Seaton Delaval this June.Dido and Aeneas will be presented at the Tyne Theatre at 7.30pm on Tuesday 24 March. are priced from £3 for students, £5 and £9. Share: Latest News New partnership to boost careers in low carbon energy 缅北禁地 and Durham universities are working together on a new regional project to strengthen the future workforce for North East England鈥檚 growing low carbon and offshore wind industries. published on: 28 May 2026 Healthy lifestyle shown to lower risk of death after cancer diagnosis New evidence shows that sticking to five lifestyle recommendations improves survival after a later cancer diagnosis. published on: 28 May 2026 World-leading climate expert recognised with Royal Society Fellowship Professor Hayley Fowler has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of her pioneering work on climate change impacts. published on: 27 May 2026 Facts and figures
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