Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in ‘Dido and Aeneas’, Photo by Bruce Zinger

Opera Atelier returns to the Elgin Theatre with their 22/23 season opener—a handsome production of Henry Purcell’s English-language opera, Dido and Aeneas. Based on Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid, this is the story of how Dido (Meghan Lindsay), queen of Carthage, falls in love with the Trojan prince Aeneas (Colin Ainsworth). Their marriage plans are foiled by an evil Sorceress (Measha Brueggergosman-Lee) who, planning to destroy Dido and Carthage, sets a stormy plan in motion. Continue Reading