Mezzo-soprano Megan Callahan will sing the role of Dido in Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" with Palm Beach Opera on Dec. 11. Baroque opera is a rarity in South Florida, but Palm Beach Opera is ...

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The Monteverdi Choir’s account of Purcell’s opera was delivered with devastating clarity, but it was somewhat smothered beneath a 200ft ship’s hull ...

Need help preparing a 350th-birthday celebration? Look no further than Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. Music director Jeannette Sorrell and company are in the midst of throwing a ...

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Purcell opera gets a makeover with stylish combination of musical artistry and acrobatic gyrations. This stylish combination of musical artistry and acrobatic gyrations is both an enhancement of the ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — "When I am laid in earth," the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas." Rarely will the aria be heard in a more fittingly sepulchral setting ...

This photo provided by Death of Classical, LLC shows a scene from a dress rehearsal of Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" to be performed in the catacombs of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery. Pictured ...

NEW YORK – “When I am laid in earth,” the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Rarely will the aria be heard in a more fittingly sepulchral setting than ...