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