Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier – Dido & Aeneas

Vox Luminis under the direction of Lionel Meunier brings Purcell's Dido & Aeneas. Love, loss and farewell come together in a gripping baroque opera with intense expression. Note: the start time has been changed, this performance starts at 17:00. The Trojan hero Aeneas is tasked with founding Rome, but runs aground during his wanderings in Carthage, where Queen Dido reigns. An intense love ignites between them, but torn between passion and duty, he departs nonetheless. Dido is left behind, inconsolable, and decides to end her life. When Henry Purcell composed his opera Dido & Aeneas, he drew from this rich, emotional story. The lament When I am laid in earth, in which Dido takes her leave of life, grew into an absolute highlight in opera history. Under the direction of Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis sounds grand, gripping and sparkling. Carine Tinney and Jacob Lawrence bring the story to life with a dramatic flair that transcends the intimacy of the ensemble. With a selection from Henry Purcell's oeuvre, the ensemble fills the Blue Hall with rhythmic power and refined choral work.