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Dido & Aeneas / Bullfrog Films presents ; Rhombus Media presents ; the Mark Morris Dance Group ; a film by Barbara Willis Sweete ; conceived & choreographed by Mark Morris ; director, Barbara Willis Sweete ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation ; producer, Daniel Iron ; produced by Rhombus Media.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695--Film adaptations.
- Purcell, Henry.
- Aeneas (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Aeneas.
- Aeneas (Legendary character).
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
- Dido (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Dido.
- Dido (Legendary character).
- Operas--17th century.
- Operas.
- Ballets.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Ballet films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (55 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Dido and Aeneas
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2015]
- Language Note:
- Sung and subtitled in English.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- A danced performance of the Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas. Dido, the noble queen of Carthage, has fallen in love with the Trojan Prince Aeneas. While the court celebrates the imminent union of the two monarchs, the evil sorceress with her coven of witches plots their downfall. Romance leads to hearbreak and tragedy.
- Participant:
- Performed by Mark Morris Dance Group ; starring, Mark Morris (Dido & the sorceress), Guillermo Resto (Aeneas), Ruth Davidson (Belinda), Rachel Murray (second woman), Tina Fehlandt (first witch), William Wagner (second witch), Kraig Patterson (the sailor).
- Singers: Jennifer Lane, Ann Monoyios, Russell Brausn, Shari Saunders, Meredith Hall, Benjamin Buttefield.
- Credits:
- Music by Henry Purcell ; performed by Tafelmusik Orchestra & Chamber Choir ; director of photography, Milan Podsedly ; editor, Petra Valier.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Rhombus Media Inc., c1995; previously released in 1996.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 11, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-dido Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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