Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Genaux, Dumestre
) | Label: ALPHA Catalog: ALPHA706 Format: DVD LE POEME HARMONIQUE DUMESTRE COEUR ACCENTUS VIVICA GENAUX DIDOHENK NEVEN ÆNEASANA QUINTANS BELINDAMARC MAUILLON SORCEVincent Dumestre and Le Poème Harmonique continue their exploration of 17th c. repertoire with Henry Purcell’s famed Dido & Aeneus.Combining theatre and music allowed Purcell to achieve his dramatic ideal.In fact, he wrote only a single opera in his short career – he died at the age of 36 – but with it, he left a gem of rare beauty and extreme concision.The work’s genius is also due in part to the skillful libretto by Nahum Tate.The production by stage directors Cécile Roussat and Julien Lubek combines mime, dance and acrobatics with the music.  Price: $57.98 |