Theatre Tulsa presents "Dido & Aeneas"

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Theatre Tulsa is proud to present "Dido and Aeneas". Arranged and directed by Dr. Don Armstrong, this opera by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell will feature an all-youth cast (aged 13-18) from the Central Fine and Performing Arts High School and The Oklahoma Girls Chorus.

Based on books of Virgil's Aeneid, the opera is set in Carthage at the court of Queen Dido. Her courtiers and her confidante, Belinda, persuade her to admit her love for Aeneas, a Trojan prince who has stopped in Carthage on his travels and is dallying with her. Witches plot the downfall of Dido and her city, and arrange to raise a storm so that the two lovers, who are out hunting, will be forced to seek shelter in a cave. There one of the witches, disguised as Mercury, the messenger god, will remind Aeneas of his duty to resume his voyage to Italy. He is persuaded to leave and makes preparations. He tries to explain his destiny to Dido, but she brushes his explanations aside and makes ready for her death.

Show Times July 23-24 at 7:30 p.m.; July 25 at 2 p.m.

Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St Tulsa 74103; www.tulsapac.com; 918-596-7122

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