Chamber Choir to Present 'Dido and Aeneas' Apr. 25-26

Story posted April 22, 2009

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Peter Paul Rubens, The Death of Dido, ca. 1601-06, pen and brown ink (courtesy of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art).

The Bowdoin Chamber Choir, under the direction of Shannon Chase and Christina Astrachan, will present Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26, in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall.

The opera, originally scored for a small group of women in at a boarding school, will be performed by a small ensemble cast of 20 voices and chamber orchestra in a concertized fashion, with the use of theatrical elements such as staging, props and some costuming included.

The Players
Dido: Zoe Eddy
Aeneas: Matthew Gray
Belinda: Jordan Payne
Ladies: Ally Kuriloff, Maud Taber-Thomas, Kate Emerson, Ikumi Crocoll
Sorceress: Julia Bond
Witches: Ikumi Crocoll, Maud Taber-Thomas
Spirit: Sam Waterbury
Sailors: Eric Binswanger, Nick Riker

Courtiers/Witches/Hunters/Sailors:
Jordan Payne, Ally Kuriloff, Maud Taber-Thomas, Kate Emerson, Jennifer Wenz, Ikumi Crocoll, Julia Bond, Chelsea Germeyan, Sam Waterbury, Christopher Li, Chad Dufaud, Cal Pershan, Daniel Jeong, Danny Lowinger, Nick Riker, Eric Binswanger

Chamber Orchestra
Yojin Yoon, Violin I
Kim Ayers, Violin II
Mary Hunter, Viola
David Yoon, Bass
Delmar Small, Harpsichord

The performances are open to the public and admission is free. For more information contact the Department of Music at 798-4141.

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