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Dido & Aeneas
Title
Dido & Aeneas / Bullfrog Films presents ; Rhombus Media presents ; the Mark Morris Dance Group ; a film by Barbara Willis Sweete ; conceived & choreographed by Mark Morris ; director, Barbara Willis Sweete ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation ; producer, Daniel Iron ; produced by Rhombus Media.
Publication
[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2015]
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (55 min.) : digital, sound, color
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally produced by: Rhombus Media Inc., c1995; previously released in 1996.
Title from title frames.
Music by Henry Purcell ; performed by Tafelmusik Orchestra & Chamber Choir ; director of photography, Milan Podsedly ; editor, Petra Valier.
Sung and subtitled in English.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 11, 2015).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Dido and Aeneas
Docuseek2.
Dido and Aeneas (Choreographic work : Morris)
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 30, 2018
Credits
Music by Henry Purcell ; performed by Tafelmusik Orchestra & Chamber Choir ; director of photography, Milan Podsedly ; editor, Petra Valier.
Performers
Performed by Mark Morris Dance Group ; starring, Mark Morris (Dido & the sorceress), Guillermo Resto (Aeneas), Ruth Davidson (Belinda), Rachel Murray (second woman), Tina Fehlandt (first witch), William Wagner (second witch), Kraig Patterson (the sailor).
Singers: Jennifer Lane, Ann Monoyios, Russell Brausn, Shari Saunders, Meredith Hall, Benjamin Buttefield.
System details note
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Audience
10 and up.
Videorecording number
bf-dido Docuseek2
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ballet films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Bullfrog Films.
Mark Morris Dance Group.
Ontario Film Development Corporation.
Rhombus Media (Firm)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir.
Telefilm Canada.
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