Jarrett sings Aeneas.

Dido and Aeneas
Opera by Henry Purcell
Libretto by Nahum Tate based on Virgil’s Aeneid
First performed in 1689 in Chelsea
Last time at the Grand Théâtre de Genève 2001-2002

Revival of the production streamed in 2020-2021
In coproduction with the Opéra de Lille and the Théâtres de la ville de Luxembourg

20 and 22* February 2025 – 8PM
23 February 2025 – 3PM
25 February 2025 – 7PM
26 February 2025 – 7:30PM
*« Glam Night »

Sung in English with French and English surtitles
Duration: approx. 1h50 without intermission*

CAST
Musical Director Emmanuelle Haïm & Atsushi Sakai
Stage Director and choreographer Franck Chartier (Peeping Tom)
Composition and direction of additional music Atsushi Sakai
Scenographer Justine Bougerol
Costumes designer Anne-Catherine Kunz
Lighting Designer Giacomo Gorini
Dramaturgy Clara Pons
Artistic collaborator Eurudike De Beul
Choir director Mark Biggins

Dido / Sorceress / Spirit Marie-Claude Chappuis
Aeneas / A sailor Jarrett Ott
Belinda / Second witch Francesca Aspromonte
First witch / Second woman Yuliia Zasimova

Performance by the artists of Peeping Tom

Grand Théâtre de Genève Chorus
Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée