Dido & Aeneas
Event Information
Description
6.15pm - pre-performance talk with the director
6.45pm - drinks and canapes
7.30pm - performance
AD PARNASSUM and ensemble of L'OFFERTA MUSICALE di Venezia present their original production 'Dido & Aeneas' to Finedon before embarking on a tour to Italy and Spain.
Purcell's masterpiece, unique for its time, epitomises the English taste for mixing spoken verse with music and dancing; and with the addition of beautiful costumes and even puppetry, not to menion fine musical support from one of Venice's most accomplished ensembles, this take on a classic work is likely to make quite an impression.
‘If (Ad Parnassum) keep up this standard, they should go on to great things…This is a young…ensemble of great promise, and they certainly deserved the rapturous reception from their audience.’ Bristol Post (on 'Dido & Aeneas')
‘The orchestra, five strings and harpsichord, and directed by Riccardo Parravicini, provided a deliciously dark accompaniment. It revelled in Purcell's dotted rhythms, and it all added up to a thoroughly stylish performance’. Bristol Post (on 'Dido & Aeneas')
director - Maria-Lisa Geyer
music director - Riccardo Parravicini
choreography - Roberto De Gregori
costumes - Laura Cordery & Bettina John
Organiser Ad Parnassum
Organiser of Dido & Aeneas
Ad Parnassum aspires to the art of the Muses.
We present seasons of Symposia at the Bloomsbury Coffee House, bring classical music projects to schools, are a supporter of 'De Musica in Itinere' (a study groups of young professional musicians) and a member of the European groups 'Rete Prometeus'.
In our productions, the company brings young professionals and experienced artists together in creating imaginative and artistic productions while always respecting the worth of original works from which we create from.
Ad Parnassum debuted in 2011 with Purcell’s ‘Dido & Aeneas’ in Venice for L’Offerta Musicale and in London, with great success. Ad Parnassum have since collaborated with L’Offerta Musicale on a variety of UK and European tours: in 2012 ‘Symphonies of Light’; ‘Dido & Aeneas’; 2013 Mozart’s ‘Bastien und Bastienne’; 2014 Shakespeare’s and Blow’s paired ‘Venus & Adonis’. The double-bill of staged Shakespeare’s poems: ‘Venus & Adonis’ and ‘The Rape of Lucrece’ was chosen to be a part of the RADA Festival 2014. This summer we toured 'Dido & Aeneas' in UK, Italy and Spain (incl. International Festivals of Llivia and Altafulla).
