Name: Dido and Aeneas
Start: 2024-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Government House

Organization

Admin

West Australian Opera

Conductor

Christopher van Tuinen

Stage director

Humphrey Bower

Orchestra

UWA Chamber Orchestra

Others

UWA Voice

Singer

Soprano

Ashlyn Tymms

Dido

Tenor

Lachlann Lawton

Aeneas

Bayden Adams

Lighting designer

Mick Rippon

Movement Coach

Margrete Helgeby Chaney

Chorus master

Andrew Foote

Jessica Blunt

Belinda

Mezzo-soprano

First witch

Ruth Burke

Second woman

Second witch

Belinda Butler

Sorceress

Sam Anderson-Mayers

Spirit

Ciaran McChord

First sailor

Repetiteur

Lydia Lai

Stage Manager

Karen Farmer

Costume designer

Nora Stelter

Makeup artist

Sharon Kyrwood

English

Dido and Aeneas

Perth

Australia

Government House

Ballroom

Dido and Aeneas Purcell

Public

Saileshwaran Thirumurthy

Approved

The devastating heartache of Purcell’s beautiful 1689 masterpiece fills Government House Ballroom at an exclusive evening of dinner and performance. Dido, the Queen of Carthage, and Aeneas, the Trojan Prince, are torn apart when witches hatch an evil plan to destroy them. Known for its exquisitely tender aria Dido’s Lament, this moving opera is filled with joy and sorrow set to pierce your heart and will transport you to another time and place.

UWA CON-CANTORUM
Chorus Director Andrew Foote
Soprano Lizzie Bruk, Sanya Jones, Beth Musikanth, Peri Poole, Emily Robertshaw, Aimee Ryan, Kalea Stanger, Phoebe Tait, Teddy Tasker-Murphey, Victoria-Grace Whiting, Matilda Wilson
Alto Sam Anderson-Mayes, Vivienne Hingston, Ella Jurjevich, Saffron Kakulas, Keeva Kirwan, Karoline Magpily, Insiah Riaz, Elke Ruane
Tenor Ciaran McChord, Kizito Mutoya, Daniel Santelli, Harry Smith
Bass Tom Allan, Jared Ashley, Glen Bain, Elijah Juhas, Ilario Sellitto

UWA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Ensemble Director Shaun Lee-Chen
Violin 1 Helena O'Sullivan, Siobahn Makinson, Arwen Chen
Violin 2 Gretel Smith, Monica Rallabahndi, Elouise Watson
Viola Elsabe De Klerk, Heather Brodie
Cello Tiffany Lee, Lizzy Marsh
Bass Josh Spirek
Theorbo Alexis Chin
Harpsichord Vevina Yang

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble