Dido and Aeneas
- From to
- 7pm
Tickets
About this event:
- Category:
- Classical Music | Opera
- Event type:
- Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £30 (£15 concessions)
- Location:
- Milton Court Theatre
Event information
Dido and Aeneas
by Henry Purcell
Step into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre.
One of the earliest and most enduring English operas, it remains a poignant exploration of destiny, sacrifice and the destructive force of the gods.
Set in a strange realm where beauty and brutality collide, this powerful production directed by Oliver Platt and conducted by James Henshaw delves deep into the heart of Purcell’s spellbinding music, uncovering the mysticism and raw emotion of this timeless tale of love and loss that has captivated audiences for centuries.
Performed in English
Booking information
Priority booking for Guildhall Circle members and Patrons opens at 10am on Tuesday 25 March. Public booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 1 April.
Creative team
Please note this production contains adult content with themes of physical and emotional abuse, including scenes of bloody violence, reference to suicide, scenes of kidnap, coercion and threat, implied sexual themes, and depictions of dead animals. Haze will be used, and there will potentially be strobe lighting and loud noises.
Oliver Platt director
James Henshaw conductor
Alisa Kalyanova designer
Eli Hunt lighting designer
Mabel Nash video designer
Caroline Lofthouse movement director
Emily Beech assistant director
Henry Reavey assistant conductor & chorus master
Yongqiu Yuan senior coach
Jack Gonzalez-Harding repetiteur & continuo
Henry Reavey repetiteur
Dido
Karima El Demerdasch (Performance 1 & 3)
Julia Merino (Performance 2 & 4)
Sorceress
Julia Merino (Performance 1 & 3)
Karima El Demerdasch (Performance 2 & 4)
Belinda
Manon Ogwen Parry
Aeneas
Joshua Saunders
Attendant / 2nd Woman
Hannah McKay
Witches
Seohyun Go
Julia Solomon
Spirit
Gabriella Noble
Sailor
Tobias Campos Santiñaque
Kelan Lynch
Jan Magnar Gard
Anais Manz
William Prasetyo
Katharina Russell
Charles Secombe
Roei Shafrir
Ollie Williams
Monday 9 June 2025, 7pm
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 7pm
Friday 13 June 2025, 7pm
Monday 16 June 2025, 7pm
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
