Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2009)
• May 15th, 2009 • 1h 0min
Drama, Music
Overview
The Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet, and director-choreographer Wayne McGregor bring us an interpretation of DIDO AND AENEAS, an opera composed by Henry Purcell, with a libretto by Nahum Tate; based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. We find Dido in her court with her attendants. Dido fears that her love for Aeneas will make her a weak monarch, but her attendants assure her that heroes, too, love....
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Sissi
Released on: 1955-12-22
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Nén...
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Released on: 1994-03-09
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may ...
The Great Love
Released on: 1942-06-12
Drama, Romance
The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in...
The Magnificent Ambersons
Released on: 1942-07-10
Drama, Romance
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man...
Koskenlaskijan morsian
Released on: 1937-03-28
Drama, History
Tornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of hi...
Tudor Rose
Released on: 1936-09-01
Drama, History
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she ...
The Other Boleyn Girl
Released on: 2008-02-28
Drama, Romance, History
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a definin...
Emma
Released on: 1996-10-02
Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is ...
Mad Love
Released on: 2001-09-28
Drama, History, Romance
The tragic fate of Juana I of Castille, Queen of Spain, madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Feli...
Holiday Affair
Released on: 1949-12-12
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, ...
Shimajiro in Bookland
Released on: 2016-04-19
Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Music, War
This is the fourth movie starring a tiger boy named Shimajiro.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released on: 1928-04-14
Drama
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs lea...
The Legend of Suriyothai
Released on: 2001-08-17
History, War, Drama, Action
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautifu...
There Is No Evil
Released on: 2020-10-22
Drama
Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the...
Ruth
Released on: 1948-11-04
Drama
Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his t...
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Released on: 1967-12-11
Drama, Romance
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Moonstruck
Released on: 1987-12-16
Comedy, Drama, Romance
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts...
The Queen
Released on: 2006-09-15
Drama, History
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...
The Fountain
Released on: 2006-11-22
Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction, Romance
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death...
Kika
Released on: 1993-10-29
Comedy, Drama
When American author Nicholas brings in a cosmetologist named Kika to prepare the corpse of his rece...