This year the Oratorio Society is opening our season with a performance of Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas. The story recounts the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas, and her despair when he abandons her. A monumental work in Baroque opera, Dido and Aeneas is remembered as one of Purcell's foremost theatrical works.

Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3:00 pm
Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University, 1531 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104
info at: www.oratorio.org

You won’t want to miss our featured soloists:
Maria Jette, Dido
Craig Lemming: Aeneas
Elizabeth Steffensen, Belinda

This innovative concert will blend aspects of dance and stage craft; bringing to life a story of love and betrayal (and plenty of humor too).