La Didone (2011)
Live performance by Les Arts Florissants at the Théâtre de Caen, recorded on 18 Octorber 2011. "One of the earliest operas deserving of the name, Didone is our first surviving musical version of the famous episode in Virgil's Aeneid where the Trojan Hero loves and then cruelly leaves the noble Dido." — from the DVD back cover
Directors: Olivier Simonnet, Clément Hervieu-Léger.
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Anna Bonitatibus as Didone |
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Krešimir Špicer as Enea |
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Xavier Sabata as Iarba |
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Maria Streijffert as Ecuba |
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Katherine Watson as Cassandra, Damigella I, Dama III |
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Tehila Nini Goldstein as Creusa, Giunone, Damigella II, Dama II |
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Mariana Rewerski as Anna, Fortuna, Dama |
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Claire Debono as Venere, Iride, Damigella III |
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Terry Wey as Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore |
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Victor Torres as Anchise, Un vecchio |
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Valerio Contaldo as Corebo, Eolo, Cacciatore |
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Mathias Vidal as Ilioneo, Mercurio |
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Joseph Cornwell as Acate, Sicheo, Pirro |
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Francisco Javier Borda as Sinone, Giove, Nettuno, Cacciatore |
| Sound | William Christie | Music Director |
| Directing | Olivier Simonnet | Director |
| Writing | Giovanni Francesco Busenello | Writer |
| Directing | Clément Hervieu-Léger | Director |
| Sound | Francesco Cavalli | Original Music Composer |