Edinburgh International Festival - Dido and Aeneas Reviews
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Dido and Aeneas

Edinburgh International Festival


No. of reviews: 9

It's been a tough week for the women of opera
2 Sep 13 / Independent
Unconventional pairing, but an enthralling double bill
28 Aug 13 / Opera Britannia
Complexity is created through simplicity in both of Oper Frankfurt’s shimmering offerings
28 Aug 13 / The Stage
Frankfurt Opera drew out the connections between these two apparently disparate works
28 Aug 13 / Financial Times
A lavish Dido and an austere Bluebeard
28 Aug 13 / The Herald
Odd pairing of Purcell and Bartók operas
27 Aug 13 / Seen and Heard
Purcell’s best known opera was given a radical new twist
27 Aug 13 / Edinburgh Guide
Unusual bedfellows
26 Aug 13 / The Opera Critic
Frankfurt Opera's stylish and astutely directed double bill succeeds in shining new light on both Bartók and Purcell
26 Aug 13 / The Guardian
Production details
Cast
Murrihy, Geyer, Kasper, Wölfel, Egorov, Schneider, Reiter, Marsh, Marsh
(c) Carydis (d) Kosky
Performance dates
24, 25 August 2013
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