Dido & Aeneas: Act III
Faculty Mentor Name
James Haffner
Faculty Mentor Department
Theatre Arts
Abstract/Artist Statement
This representation of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas was driven by two major factors. The first factor was a set of imagery that centered on flowing fabric, the presence of water and a strong sense of isolation. The second factor was the sense that Dido’s Lament was the pinnacle of the opera’s action and that the action in the third act should crescendo to this moment. The staging evolved backwards from this final aria creating a starting place for the act that stood in direct polarity to its conclusion.
Location
Choral Rehearsal Hall
Start Date
29-4-2015 6:00 PM
End Date
29-4-2015 8:00 PM
Dido & Aeneas: Act III
Choral Rehearsal Hall
This representation of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas was driven by two major factors. The first factor was a set of imagery that centered on flowing fabric, the presence of water and a strong sense of isolation. The second factor was the sense that Dido’s Lament was the pinnacle of the opera’s action and that the action in the third act should crescendo to this moment. The staging evolved backwards from this final aria creating a starting place for the act that stood in direct polarity to its conclusion.