Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists present Purcell’s operatic masterpiece in the stunning location of Cutty Sark's dry dock in Greenwich and then on tour at the Bergen International Festival. A cast of leading soloists brings this drama – based on Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid – to life as never before.
With the hull of the historic Cutty Sark looming over the narrative like a spectre of the Trojan fleet, the production incorporates Purcell’s Funeral Sentences, written for the funeral of Queen Mary, who founded the Royal Hospital for Seamen on the site of the present Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
Performers:
Karima El Demerdasch Dido
Hubert Zapiór Aeneas
Johanna Wallroth Belinda
Bethany Horak-Hallett Sorceress
Zoë Brookshaw Second woman
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells conductor
Andrew Staples director
A second performance takes place at 21:00 on the same evening.
Thu, 21 May 2026
Cutty Sark, Greenwich
7:00pm
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/opera-cutty-sark-monteverdi-choir-orchestras- ➕1 other performance
Full Event Details
An immersive production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, conducted by Jonathan Sells and directed by Andrew Staples.
The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists present Purcell’s operatic masterpiece in the stunning location of Cutty Sark's dry dock in Greenwich and then on tour at the Bergen International Festival. A cast of leading soloists brings this drama – based on Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid – to life as never before.
With the hull of the historic Cutty Sark looming over the narrative like a spectre of the Trojan fleet, the production incorporates Purcell’s Funeral Sentences, written for the funeral of Queen Mary, who founded the Royal Hospital for Seamen on the site of the present Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
Performers:
Karima El Demerdasch Dido
Hubert Zapiór Aeneas
Johanna Wallroth Belinda
Bethany Horak-Hallett Sorceress
Zoë Brookshaw Second woman
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells conductor
Andrew Staples director
A second performance takes place at 21:00 on the same evening.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Cutty Sark, Greenwich
King William Walk, London SE10 9HT
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:
Early Music at the BBC Proms