Dido and Aeneas Meet Faust!
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A concert performance of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' and extracts from Gounod's 'Faust', with a linking narrative. The story of 'Dido and Aeneas' is drawn form classical legend and is a story of epic proportions, relating the downfall of Carthage through love, politics and envy. The legend of Faust, a worldly man seduced by the devil into selling his soul, has provided inspiration in all areas of musical and dramatic art.
Archive :: opera or operetta:S1997930791, venue:V1166
