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Dido & Aeneas / Rhombus Media presents the Mark Morris Dance Group in a film by Barbara Willis Sweete ; conceived and choreographed by Mark Morris ; music by Henry Purcell ; producer, Daniel Iron ; director, Barbara Willis Sweete.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoChatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2000.
Description1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695--Television adaptations.
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695--Film adaptations.
Aeneas (Legendary character)--Drama.
Dido (Legendary character)--Drama.
Operas--17th century.
Ballets.
Other author/creatorSweete, Barbara Willis.
Other author/creatorIron, Daniel.
Other author/creatorMorris, Mark, 1956-
Other author/creatorResto, Guillermo.
Other author/creatorDavidson, Ruth.
Other author/creatorPurcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas.
Other author/creatorMark Morris Dance Group.
Other author/creatorTafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Other author/creatorTafelmusik Chamber Choir.
Other author/creatorRhombus Media (Firm)
Other author/creatorImage Entertainment (Firm)
Variant title Dido and Aeneas
Abstract 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.
General noteProduced in 1995 by Rhombus Media in association with Channel 4 Television UK [and others]
CreditsDirector of photography, Milan Podsedly ; editor, Petra Valier ; music performed by Tafelmusik Orchestra and Chamber Choir, music director, Jeanne Lamon, choir director, Ivars Taurins.
Cast Mark Morris Dance Group: Mark Morris, Guillermo Resto, Ruth Davidson, Rachel Murray, Tina Fehlandt, William Wagner, Kraig Patterson.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageSung and subtitled in English.
Contains title Dido and Aeneas (Choreographic work : Morris)
Publisher numberID8741CLDVD Image Entertainment

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