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Opera
Dido
Tickets starting at €16
Date Tue 27.08.2024
Time 19.00
Venue Tiroler Landestheater, Großes Haus
Duration Approximately 3 hours (including one intermission)
Introductory Talk One hour before the performance
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Christoph Graupner: «Dido, Königin von Carthago» (Opera in 3 acts) 
Libretto by Heinrich Hinsch 
Premiere: Hamburg, Opernhaus am Gänsemarkt, 1707 
Edition: Critical edition by Jörg Jacobi (Edition Baroque, Bremen) 
Performance in German and Italian with German and English subtitles

«The city of Carthage (...) was, like Babylon, 360 stadiums in circumference, which is why it is referred to by Suidas as the greatest and most powerful city in the world, and by Solinus, after Rome, as the second ornament of the earth,» states the preface to the opera «Dido, Königin von Carthago,» which premiered in 1707 at the Hamburg Opera House am Gänsemarkt. The story of Aeneas, fleeing from the destroyed Troy to Carthage, has been a prominent narrative in our cultural history since ancient times – including the tragic love death of Dido.

Christoph Graupner, composer of the «singspiel in three acts,» presents a surprisingly cheerful version of the tragedy. This rarity in German Baroque opera is now receiving its first staged production in more than 200 years. For a distinguished interpretation, the La Cetra Baroque Orchestra under the direction of Andrea Marcon, along with an exquisite ensemble of soloists including Robin Johannsen, Andreas Wolf, José Antonio López, Jorge Franco, and Jacob Lawrence, ensure a fitting presentation.

Production

Andrea Marcon © Caminiti
Andrea Marcon

Musical Direction
Deda Cristina Colonna
Deda Cristina Colonna

Direction
Domenico Franchi

Stage & Costumes
Cesare Agoni

Lightning
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Artists

Robin Johannsen © Uwe Arens
Robin Johannsen

Dido
Alicia Amo © Michael Novak
Alicia Amo

Anna
Jone Martínez © Oier Rey Delika
Jone Martinez

Menalippe
Andreas Wolf © Dirk Schelpmeier
Andreas Wolf

Hiarbas, Elgabal
JAL 5978 (c) Michal Novak
Jose Antonio Lopez

Juba
Jorge Franco © Jorge Franco
Jorge Franco

Achates
Jacob Lawrence © Elam Rotem
Jacob Lawrence

Aeneas
LCBO © Martin Chiang
La Cetra Barockorchester

Orchestra
4785-Kieran WHITE © Künstler
Kieran White

Disalces, Mercurius
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About the Event
Introductory Talk

To set the perfect tone for the concert, we offer a complimentary introductory talk. Artists will provide exclusive insights into the evening's program in a discussion led by Christian Moritz-Bauer. The talk always begins one hour before the performance.

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