dido en aeneas dido's lament

[marjoriematsue]

love this voice!!

[in90]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the singer is Malena Ernman, but yeah! she's a fantastic mezzo! (:

[JP3composer]

who is the soprano? her voice has so much feeling and expression!!!

[acidtear89]

Love this version, fantastic. Jennifer Lane is my favourite in this role, and the dance, the atmosphere, made me cry.

[fhurvhur]

Good try to symbolize essence of the Dıdo's lament., but that could be better as they know., better than me.. But it's still very good job

[ekahamsa]

@CattailsandRoses i had never heard the Jeff buckley version, i just listened and it is very good, incredibly difficult for a man to sing so well.

[MoniUntitled]

I adore this one.

[stevendryden101]

stunning



[bellydancetrainer]

Wow, this is incredible!

[jogejoge100]

I do not see the relation between the dance and the opera, I would love to see the stage with the opera characters than a dance that leaves me cold.

[EutuveX]

@jogejoge100

que marica màs snob y criticona ... donde se pueden ver "tus" versiones ?

[MorrisseyRT]

A masterful performance. I couldn't speak.

[liesanc]

I like the slow pace of this performance, and the dance has potential but it seems unfinished, as if the dancers are still executing a memorized set of steps instead of something that is really 'theirs' oh well it's still beautiful because it's purcell ;)

[ggalvanphd]

1:24 Thy Hand Belinda - recitative

2:13 Dido's Lament - aria with ground bass

[Mandryka2009]

Dit is zo'n beetje de slechtste interpretatie van D&A die ik ooit gezien heb. Gooi je hand tegen je voorhoofd en hopla "leed". En dan die engelen aan het eind. Een soort cheerleaders from the beyond. Arm in de Winnetou-stand en schmieren maar.

Heel jammer stukje toneel. Het enige interssante is de muziek en de zangers.

Maar uiteraard heb ik hier geen verstand van.

[markz9783]

Is this dance company geared towards the deaf and hearing impaired? I don't mean that in an insensitive way, but the closed captioning in English for what some consider the only opera written in English and the American-sign-language-like gestures of the dancers made me wonder.

[americankgb]

Beautiful, simply beautiful!

[wanlockhead]

What a beautiful interpretation.

Just beautiful.......

[trondergirl]

Mark Morris in his greatest role, in my opinion. I was lucky enough to see him perform this ballet with his company.

[Hedgehoggy1983]

Whatever happened to stages. Ever since operas are shown on TV, the stage just looks so dreary, so minimalist :( I hate it

[ShareTheresa]

@Hedgehoggy1983 I agree with you, but this choreography hit my nerv. I love it and it makes me want to cry. Specially I really like Purcells music, and this interpretation is the best I've seen until yet.

[scottishphotographer]

I saw this for the first time in 1991 at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, then at the Edinburgh International Festival the following August.... it has haunted me ever since... and kick-started my passionate admiration for Mr Morris's choreography.

[lauriemack]

Read The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

[LunAbstracta]

My favourite choreography ever.

Thanks for uploading this that crowned my Sylvester night.

[chabs85]

Maybe you should whatch more contemporary dance, so you wouldn't find it "ridiculous"...

[Jaydoggy531]

@chabs85

Perhaps the dance isn't what's ridiculous, but the production itself. It's not exactly novel if the accurate staging is unavailable. I love the dance - but am very confused why it's with Dido and Aeneas.

[LambChowder1]

the remember me part is ridiculous

[ekahamsa]

the dance didnt strike me as hard as the music deos, im obsessed with dido & aeneas.

makes me weep everytime.

the saddest most beautiful song ever in my opinion

[reinbert1]

This is the most pretentious and ugly dans Ive ever experienced

[mitassi]

@ekahamsa i think you're right

[CattailsandRoses]

@ekahamsa What do you think of Jeff Buckley's rendition? Also,listen to composer Philip Shepard (sp?) on YT talking about the effect JB's version had on him as a musician. I know this was a year ago that you posted the comment-maybe you're not still obsessed with dido and aeneas!

[lindahepner]

Who is singing?

[erroneousbatch]

Jennifer Lane. Isn't she wonderful?

[theflamingchimchar]

I love Mark Morris's interpretation - Bravo!

Beautifully done.

[iperuranioangela]

It is not enough. Actually, Purcell's composition is more complicated than this coreography; there is no balance between dance language and music. The final result is horrible.

[soyouneedausername]

I couldnt agree more. I usually dont mind a choregrapher taking some liberties with the synopsys... but to that extend!.... It is almost absurd.

[granddivin]

Could you perhaps explain this statement, 'there is no balance between dance and music'? For I cannot disagree more.

[iperuranioangela]

It seems to me that this coreography aims at following the music instead of visualizing its complexity. Moreover, it follows just one of the lines described by the great Purcell! Accordingly, it irritates me because in so doing even the music seems comprehensible.

[phlarrdboi]

"choreography"

[christianvs1]

I rather prefered Jessye Norman's performance of this... much more emotion with Jessye. But this is lovely though..

[narutocrazy90456]

Very moving and wonderful!

[misfitbarbie]

Brillant!

[meaggyaylward]

this is unbelievably stunning

it like entrances me

[cofficup]

4 stars......one point of 'cuz of the singer

[azormage]

I think this singer is wonderful; vastly prefer her reserved interpretation to the ones who try and pour their own emotion into a piece that already has plenty inherent in it.

[tuturura]

silent emotion, like the rays of light of a black sun

[YTisshit]

The lead dancer is so great too

[YTisshit]

Ths is just so fantastically incredable. I love it

[metteholm75]

It is Jennifer Lane singing Dido.

[gregory51666]

Most of you are wrong...This is the world famous MArk Morris Dance Group's dance opera "Dido and Aeneas" Mark portrays the duel role of Dido and the Sorceress and is the figure in the foreground with long hair. The "short-haired" woman is Belinda, Dido's sister. The company is made of man and women. I am very proud to have appered with this company in this master work reconstructed for the 25th Anniversary season.

[cliflejeune]

@gregory51666

Was revisiting this STUNNING work and read your comment; as a former dancer, I am so envious! I am sure that some of the comments on this page must break your heart?!

[CattailsandRoses]

@gregory51666 Just wanted to say thank you to you and the entire Mark Morris Dance Group for this entrancing performance.. Isn't it wonderful that your artistry can be seen and appreciated in a forum like this? Beauty is spread on the web and keeps the strife and heartache in the world at bay or at least in balance. I pray that you are still dancing. Much love to you and dancers and musicians everywhere.

[insecuritykills]

I LOVE IT

[Snoepie06]

Singer seems Sarah Connolly to me...

[LaMagnifica13]

it isn't her.

[LaMagnifica13]

it isn't sarah connolly singing

[shababgeg]

actually....the man with the long hair I think represents death/fate.....the cropped haired woman who sits on the stone bench is Dido who is being pulled towards her fate the male dancer who also calls, if you notice the mourners of the piece from the wings.

Might be wrong in this but thats how it seems to me.

[metteholm75]

I once saw the whole performance on television. It was very strong and I would very much like to watch it all again. Is it by any chance available on DVD? Do anyone know?

[metteholm75]

It sounds like a counter-tenor.

[songsof4ever]

She is a mezzosoprano, Dido's part is scored one

[asisecanta]

Who is the singer???

[beckey707]

What you're sayin doesn't make sense. Dido burned in the flames of troy and lets aenaes run away. He is one of the forefathers of romus and remulus. So in fact she sacrifices herself for the fate of aenaes. Eventually that is the only way to beat the greek . IUn the end they have caused there own downfall, so please make sure you know the myth well before you comment like this. And it is an opera so there aren't things like slutsonly tragedies and loves un answered.!

[dunkelhaven]

Dido did not burn in Troy. She was the Queen of Cartharge, and wanted to keep Aenaeas with her while the Gods had commanded him to set off to Italy.

[beckey707]

Ow yes i ixed it up a bit but still it is unfair to call her a slut and her story is really sad because she burns herself in the end. furthermore some gods wanted dido and aeneas to be together bur that's always like that in myths everything end sad.

[beggo321]

Dido is such a slut how dare she intervein in Aeneas destiny

[tararep]

that's not the definition of a slut, i don't think.

[beggo321]

yes it is

[Garblart]

I agree fully. she is a slutty slhore.

[ichmalealsobinich]

Good dance performance. But what is the reason that a man is dancing Didos part?

[GlueStikkzz]

I'm pretty sure this is an attempt to recreat the anceant roman theater, and back then all actors were men, and I think If you look closely you'll find that they all are men. I cant be certain though. but I was confused like you at first until the end when I noticed that balinda is also a man.

[azormage]

They aren't all men, but they are all dressed alike, except for the bare-chested Aeneas, so it could be an attempt to recreate Roman theatre, at that.

[luxor1987]

there is a bare chested aeneas in here? i didn't see that... about what minute?

[azormage]

Right at the beginning, back to back with Mark Morris.

[HoratioParker]

Beautiful vocal ornamentation. It's refreshing to hear baroque sung as baroque.

A critic once said that we know as much about Baroque performance practice as they did about modern ones.

But when imagination is realized as powerfully as this, who can argue.

[nessie96]

Mark Morris did the choreography for the Met's production of Tauride et Iphegenie...it was really great, and the singing by Susan Graham was simply marvelous.

[wig09]

Our choir is going to stage with this beautiful Dido and Aeneas and since I heared this play first time i'm in love with purcells music. Thanks a lot for posting!

[Musettaprof]

Precioso, gracias.

[doubleoroos]

I love opera big time!!! Thanks...;-)

[jymbo83]

i actually just did a production of dido and aeneas which was conducted by mark morris (in norther va.) and it's really interesting to see him dancing dido as opposed to watching him conduct us in his opera chorus. thanks for posting it, it's beautiful!

[eeli1]

If you want to be quite literal, he's not playing the role of Dido. He's merely dancing to the song set to said character. If you want to be very exact . . .

[jymbo83]

i have to disagree. not to sound like one of those, "i know everything" types, but i really did just do a production with him and he actually told us in rehearsal that he coreographs and dances with the music and that he's dancing the character (meaning he (or whoever's dancing) refers to himself as dido) as opposed to dancing to the music or the solo role.

[jymbo83]

the comment below was in response to eeli1

[eeli1]

Well thanks, I wasn't being negative, but that is interesting and actually I have been thinking how odd it is that women can wear pants, sing songs written for men(like o del mio dolce ardor) and even sing male roles, but the reverse is not true . . . so dance on!

[minded3body]

i think it is great, why should dido always have to be a woman..?

[BR2917]

I sang Dido at school many years ago. Anaeas had to be played by a girl because the High School was narrow minded and did not allow contact with the local boys Grammar School.

[nickydeb]

Because she was one?

[blacked3mirror]

history is how it was written, it doesn't mean it was like that...

[blacked3mirror]

so it doesn't have to be how it was...

[tomice]

what a great intepretation. What a pity its been deleted from the catalogue

[1ontheverge]

Surreal...befitting the epic, definitely one of my favorite adaptations of this beautiful opera

[tim3648]

Beautiful...this truly defines the meaning of art!

[bessofbedlam]

The singers names are in the credits and Jennifer Lane's is on the back of the DVD box in the blurb.

[bessofbedlam]

Thank you so much for posting this!

Would it be also possible to post the name of the singer, Jennifer Lane, who is singing Dido which Mark Morris is dancing?

[JessicaDaae]

It really is interesting to watch but I don't necessarily think that stipulated clothing is what is wrong here. Perhaps it is the fact that a man, however graceful, is acting as Dido. Who is infact a Woman. Beautiful music and imagery but it does some beauty because of it.

[renzolazzarini]

stupendo

[0andiemusik0]

Hermoso!

Que obra más maravillosa, buenos interpretes y muy bella danza.

[andybrownxx]

a very good dance

mirrored the song perfectly.

however, i couldnt help but be drawn to the fact that Dido was, indeed, a man. i couldnt get past it. i think the makeup did it for me

but then again, im not used to watching dance.

still. very good. captured the mood entirely.

[dallasmac]

then you should see the dance group perform it now..Dido is played by a woman

[cadi11acblues]

gorgeously sung and danced

[rockonnnbeezee]

wow..its reely nice...but the men in dresses sorts kills it...i agree wit u apodyterion

[lilipad2007]

Wonderful, heart rending

[apodyterion]

There must be something wrong with me. This kind of dancing and miming does absolutely nothing for me. It strikes me as absurd and silly, and I feel terrilby embarrassed for the performers when I watch it. Also, I think men look terrible in slinky frocks.

[bachlover99]

I couldn't agree amore - it looks ridiculous, and spoils a glorious aria

[Tolin77]

You dance? maybe not, cause every movement is from inside to outside, you see what you want to see, better if you dance. If don't, please try to look for more.

[Ophrysapifera]

You are a man of your time. There have been other times; throughout history male and female clothing fassions have been in flux. And even now, across the world, western clothing dogma is not the norm. And a particular art form will always have a target audience, but hopefully will draw in others with an open and enquiring mind.

[luvalcal]

Yeah...there's something worng with you...

[Stuckenmacht]

Evelyn Tubb is singing Dido.

[3dancers]

See the Mark Morris Dance Group any chance you can. Morris is a rare talent.

[Xerexda]

Who is singing Dido ???

[Xerexda]

thanks...im speachless

superb ,... in every detail .

[kittycatbone]

this opera, and dido's lament mainly, is so amazing.

it is just one of the proofs in my opinion, that there were some moving and emotional peices in the Barok.

[miromido]

Can you post me that video

[songpidgeon]

to tears.... yet again, to tears.

[Majtreji]

O THEOS! This is ancient greek theatre!!! With male actors (alright, not only, but main persona is danced by a man), with wide gestures for audiance from the top of amphiteatr, with all this poses like from greek vase. Terrific.

[Rorraro]

Thank you for posting. It's really beautiful and full of sensibility. I love this music but I don't understand about dance. Nevertheless, I think that it matches perfectly.

[motherFunctor]

It's really good. I just wish at 5:01 the dude (belinda?!) would do a kung fu karate chop

[dallasmac]

belinda is played by a WOMAN named Tina

[Straay]

Wow, very beautiful.

[unknowndc]

wonderful indeed. Love the intencity of which the music is performed and which the dancers show in their choreography... Another DVD I must purchase :)

[planthi80]

can anyone give me the title and number?

this is such a wonderful performance.

[tiger2eye]

The title is, "Dido & Aeneas," "A Film By Barbara Willis Sweete." The publication number is, "ID8741CLDVD." The UPC code is, "014381874129."

[planthi80]

could someone provide the title of the DVD. i can't find here. the number and title would be a great help.

[dallasmac]

yes there is

[planthi80]

Is there a DVD of this?

[dallasmac]

yes there is

[eNahda]

great.. deep..