Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Connolly, Meachem, Hogwood [blu-ray]
Note: This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players, and not compatible with standard DVD players.
"The sensitivity of her (Sarah Connolly's) acting and her intense musicality was striking throughout. Lucy Crowe made a delightful Belinda, with Lucas Meachem a quarterback hunk of an Aeneas. The young ad-hoc chorus sang beautifully." - The Telegraph
Henry Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS
(Blu-ray Disc Version)
Dido – Sarah Connolly
Aeneas – Lucas Meachem
Belinda – Lucy Crowe
Sorceress – Sara Fulgoni
Second Woman – Anita Watson
First Witch – Eri Nakamura
Second Witch – Pumeza Matshikiza
Spirit – Iestyn Davies
Sailor – Ji-Min Park
The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera Extra Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Wayne McGregor, choreographer and stage director
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 3 and 8 April, 2009.
Bonus:
- Illustrated synopsis and cast gallery - Interview with Wayne McGregor
Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: 2.0 and 5.1 PCM
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 72 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)
"The sensitivity of her (Sarah Connolly's) acting and her intense musicality was striking throughout. Lucy Crowe made a delightful Belinda, with Lucas Meachem a quarterback hunk of an Aeneas. The young ad-hoc chorus sang beautifully." - The Telegraph
Henry Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS
(Blu-ray Disc Version)
Dido – Sarah Connolly
Aeneas – Lucas Meachem
Belinda – Lucy Crowe
Sorceress – Sara Fulgoni
Second Woman – Anita Watson
First Witch – Eri Nakamura
Second Witch – Pumeza Matshikiza
Spirit – Iestyn Davies
Sailor – Ji-Min Park
The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera Extra Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Wayne McGregor, choreographer and stage director
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 3 and 8 April, 2009.
Bonus:
- Illustrated synopsis and cast gallery - Interview with Wayne McGregor
Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: 2.0 and 5.1 PCM
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 72 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)
$26.99
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Connolly, Meachem, Hogwood [blu-ray]—
$26.99
Description
Note: This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players, and not compatible with standard DVD players.
"The sensitivity of her (Sarah Connolly's) acting and her intense musicality was striking throughout. Lucy Crowe made a delightful Belinda, with Lucas Meachem a quarterback hunk of an Aeneas. The young ad-hoc chorus sang beautifully." - The Telegraph
Henry Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS
(Blu-ray Disc Version)
Dido – Sarah Connolly
Aeneas – Lucas Meachem
Belinda – Lucy Crowe
Sorceress – Sara Fulgoni
Second Woman – Anita Watson
First Witch – Eri Nakamura
Second Witch – Pumeza Matshikiza
Spirit – Iestyn Davies
Sailor – Ji-Min Park
The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera Extra Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Wayne McGregor, choreographer and stage director
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 3 and 8 April, 2009.
Bonus:
- Illustrated synopsis and cast gallery - Interview with Wayne McGregor
Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: 2.0 and 5.1 PCM
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 72 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)
"The sensitivity of her (Sarah Connolly's) acting and her intense musicality was striking throughout. Lucy Crowe made a delightful Belinda, with Lucas Meachem a quarterback hunk of an Aeneas. The young ad-hoc chorus sang beautifully." - The Telegraph
Henry Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS
(Blu-ray Disc Version)
Dido – Sarah Connolly
Aeneas – Lucas Meachem
Belinda – Lucy Crowe
Sorceress – Sara Fulgoni
Second Woman – Anita Watson
First Witch – Eri Nakamura
Second Witch – Pumeza Matshikiza
Spirit – Iestyn Davies
Sailor – Ji-Min Park
The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera Extra Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Wayne McGregor, choreographer and stage director
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 3 and 8 April, 2009.
Bonus:
- Illustrated synopsis and cast gallery - Interview with Wayne McGregor
Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: 2.0 and 5.1 PCM
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 72 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)
