Dido and Aeneas for the ages

Teatru Manoel’s recent production of Dido and Aeneas, brought to the stage between February 23 and 27, is certainly a worthy homage to what could be considered the first English opera. It revealed itself to be an unpretentious and occasionally masterful iteration. With music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by Nahum Tate, the opera has enthused audiences