Dido and Aeneas

Dido and Aeneas (1996)

November 18th, 19960h 56min

Music, Drama, Romance, History
0%

Overview

Maria Ewing, as Dido, heads an outstanding cast of young British singers in a film adaptation of Henry Purcell’s much-loved tragic opera. With spectacular sets, this intense tale of heroism, passion, betrayal and ultimate tragedy is played out against a backdrop of fiery rituals, evil spells and pageantry.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Wrong Move

Wrong Move


Released on: 1975-03-14
Drama

Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother ...

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy


Released on: 1998-02-20
Comedy, Drama

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a vi...

Shrink

Shrink


Released on: 2009-07-24
Comedy, Drama

Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with n...

Brothers

Brothers


Released on: 2024-04-24
Drama

Two young brothers are abandoned by their mother during summer of 1948, they run into the forest and...

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance


Released on: 2020-12-28
Music

Sasha Regan’s award-winning All-male Company are set to lift everyone’s spirits with a treat in thei...

Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes


Released on: 2023-06-19
Music, Drama

B. Britten's famous opera, which became a major theatrical event in its production by the National T...

3 Idiots

3 Idiots


Released on: 2009-12-23
Drama, Comedy

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the m...

Wagner: Siegfried

Wagner: Siegfried


Released on: 2011-10-27
Fantasy, Music

Robert Lepage’s remarkable Met Opera production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the 2013 Grammy...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Wagner: Götterdämmerung


Released on: 2012-01-27
Fantasy, Music

Ring Cycle, pt 4. Siegfried is drugged and tricked into kidnapping his wife, since she has the Ring ...

Donizetti - La Favorite

Donizetti - La Favorite


Released on: 2015-03-02
Music

Donizetti's French masterpiece was in the hands of Italian conductor Antonello Allemandi. This maest...

Carmen

Carmen


Released on: 1984-03-14
Music, Drama

A film version of the famous Bizet opera, where a soldier (Don Jose) falls in love with a beautiful ...

Falstaff

Falstaff


Released on: 1993-01-01
Music

It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi t...

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly


Released on: 1995-11-22
Music

Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha, seeks to fulfill her dreams through marriage to an American na...

Royal Opera House 2023/24: Madama Butterfly

Royal Opera House 2023/24: Madama Butterfly


Released on: 2024-03-26
Music, Romance

Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her roma...

Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know


Released on: 1938-03-11
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his...

Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"

Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"


Released on: 2020-01-01
Music, Documentary

The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour


Released on: 1961-12-19
Drama

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run ...

Angels of the Universe

Angels of the Universe


Released on: 2000-01-01
Drama

The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, t...

Louis Riel

Louis Riel


Released on: 1969-10-29
Music, History

Opera by Harry Somers portraying Metis leader Louis Riel and his Northwest Rebellion. 1969 CBC-TV pr...

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera


Released on: 1953-08-24
History, Crime, Music

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffit...