Dido and Aeneas
Opera

Between dream and reality

Henry Purcell's only opera is about the unhappy love story between Dido, the Queen of Carthage, and the hero Aeneas, who has fled from the destroyed city of Troy. However, the hero only plays a minor role here. Rather, it is Dido's emotional states between hope, grief and loneliness that inspired the British composer to write what is perhaps his greatest music in 1688. The first opera production by the Belgian dance theatre collective Peeping Tom makes the protagonist's emotional world physically visible in surreal images. The Swiss star mezzo-soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis sings and plays the title role.

• A production of the Grand Théâtre de Genève in co-production with the Opéra de Lille and the Théâtres de la ville de Luxembourg
• With the kind support of the patrons' circle

Before the premiere

Shortly before the premiere, during the final rehearsals, we invite you to a first exclusive insight. In an introduction at the beginning, you will get to know the artistic team and learn more about the play, the material and the production. You will then attend a stage rehearsal.

• 'Dido and Aeneas', 31 March 2025
• Meeting point: Foyer
• CHF 10.-
• Usually in German