The Fairy Queen is like the other Purcell “masques” or “theatrical entertainments” in that it is much more like a variety show than an opera. Dance, spectacle and a random disregard for consistent ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Death of Classical, LLC shows a scene from a dress rehearsal of Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" to be ...

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 ...

Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Zeger, continues its opera season with Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, with additional ...