Universal stories often revolve around impossible choices between love and duty, hatred and desire, will and destiny. The consequences of such turning points are both beautiful and tragic in opera especially. The 2021/22 Ars Lyrica season concludes with a new production of the first masterpiece of English opera. Henry Purcell, early modern England’s greatest musical dramatist, infused his chosen texts with both beauty and pathos. His Dido and Aeneas is a miracle of operatic economy, with lively dancing, memorable choruses, and at its center a noble heroine who loves too well: her demise is both tragic and transcendent.

Dido and Aeneas

5/21/22 at 7:30 pm and 5/22/22 at 2:30 pm

Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Concert broadcast presented on YouTube (5/22/22)

On the program:

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Featuring:

Abigail Fisher, Dido

Mark Diamond, Aeneas

Lauren Snouffer, Belinda 

Nicholas Garza, Sorceress

The New York Baroque Dance Company

Catherine Turocy, stage director & choreographer

The Moores School Concert Chorale

Betsy Weber, choral preparation

Season Subscriptions ($148-$420): https://my.thehobbycenter.org/packages 

Digital Subscriptions ($120): https://www.arslyricahouston.org/purchase/2122ds 

In-Person Single Tickets ($25-$75): https://my.thehobbycenter.org/overview/4820 

Digital Single Event Passes ($20): Coming soon