Richmond Opera’s concerts in May with baroque dance

Richmond Opera are putting on two performances of Dido & Aeneas in May, both of which will include a specific element of performance by trained dancers in an appropriate style.

Sat 14th May To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Richmond Opera invite you to join them for a celebration of the best of baroque music. Bach’s joyful Magnificat in D will be paired with a semi-staged production of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, including the timeless ‘Dido’s Lament’. Tickets and details via https://langdondowncentre.org.uk/event/richmond-opera-dido-aeneas-magnificat-in-d/ or 0333 1212 300.
Sun 15th May Richmond Opera are delighted to bring to Barnes Purcell’s best-known Baroque Opera. With orchestra and dancers, this semi-staged production will take you on a journey with the famed Trojan hero Aeneas and his lover Dido, the Queen of Carthage. A tale of seduction, scheming and sorcery, climaxing in the timeless ‘Dido’s Lament’. Tickets and details via https://osoarts.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173622799 or 020 8876 9885.