Errollyn Wallen's Dido's Ghost (2021) resurrects a timeless tale, casting a haunting shadow on Virgil's epic. This chamber opera delves into the spectral aftermath of Dido's despair, exploring the lingering echoes of love and betrayal by setting the entirety of Purcell’s original Dido and Aeneas as a dream sequence. Wallen's evocative new score bookends the Purcell revealing a new dimension to a familiar tragedy.
Jonathan Woody
Elymas/Sorceress
Katherine Maysek
Lavinia/Spirit
Morgan Mastrangelo
Ascanius/First Sailor
Mara Riley
Belinda
Sonja Tengblad
Second Woman
Ananeah Nevil
Second Witch
Wesley Stace
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Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT
201 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Public Transit

The Thomas Tull Concert Hall is located within the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building behind the Kresge Auditorium at the main MIT crossing on Mass Ave. (just before the Harvard Bridge as you're heading into Boston).

Take the No. 1 bus which runs between Harvard Square (Cambridge) and Nubian Station (Dorchester) along Mass Ave., and stops right out front.

Walk from the Kendall/MIT stop on the red line (.7 miles, about 16 minutes).Or walk from the Central Square stop on the red line (.8 miles, about 17 minutes). You can also catch the #1 bus from Central Square.

Drive and Park

The street address is 201 Amherst Street. Please note that there are many one-way streets and no-left-turn intersections in this area.

Parking Options

Kresge Garage beneath the music building (enter on Amherst Street).

Westgate Lot at the other end of the athletic fields adjacent to the music building.

Meter spots are scarce in this part of Cambridge – it is sometimes possible to find a spot on Albany Street heading east from Memorial Drive toward Mass Ave. Please note that parking meters are in effect until 8:00pm in Cambridge.
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These performances are made possible with generous support from the Jane and Neil Pappalardo Fund For Music and Theater Arts at MIT and the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.