Dido & Aeneas

Dido & Aeneas (2005) blends Music, Drama, and TV Movie elements. Top cast includes Aurore Ugolin, Reuben Willcox, and Deborah York. The plot follows a central conflict that grows in scope as the film progresses.

Actor: Aurore Ugolin • Genre: Drama movies • Provider: Prime Video

Henry Purcell's opera Dido & Aeneas, completed in 1689, was the subject of a memorable and breathtaking performance at the Staatsoper Berlin in 2005. In Dido & Aeneas Sasha Waltz opens up new horizons in music theatre, creating a fusion of dance, singing and music the choreographic opera. The (extended, revised) libretto, the (reconstructed) music, vocal parts, dance, the stage set featuring a rousing underwater ballet combine to form a sublime total choreography and parallel action involving dancers, singers and musicians. In this choreographic opera, Sasha Waltz demonstrates not only her familiarity with Emile Jaques-Dalcroze and Pina Bausch, but also the confidence she has in her own style. Sensational!