An Opera in Three Acts incorporating Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate’s Dido and Aeneas.

Errollyn Wallen Composer
Wesley Stace Librettist

Carley DeFranco Anna/Dido
David Thomas Mather Aneas
Katherine Maysek Lavinia/Spirit
Jonathan Woody Elymas/Sorceress
Morgan Mastrangelo Ascanius/Sailor
Mara Riley Belinda
Sonja Tengblad Second Woman
Claire Huchthausen First Witch*
Ananeah Nevil Second Witch*

Ryan Turner Conductor
Rebecca Miller Kratzer Stage Director
Shura Baryshnikov Choreographer, in collaboration with dances
Penney Pinette Costume Designer
Ava Scanlon Scenic/Prop Design
Jessica Elliott Lighting Design
Allison Voth Supertitles
Delene Beauchamp Stage Manager

The Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music in collaboration with the MIT Chamber Chorus

*MIT Student

Join us after the performance for a talk back with the artists.

Dido’s Ghost was co-commissioned by Dunedin Consort, the Barbican Centre, Buxton International Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and Mahogany Opera. This performance is the East Coast premiere, and the premiere on modern instruments.

These performances are made possible in part with generous support from the Jane and Neil Pappalardo Fund For Music and Theater Arts at MIT, the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, the De Florez Fund for Humor, The Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Butler and Lois Lampson.

Strobe lights will be used in this production.

Emmanuel Music would like to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to Ellen Harris and Tom Sapsford for their expertise in facilitating our panel discussions.