A double-bill featuring two masterpieces of early English opera recorded in the beautiful Confidencen Theatre, Sweden.

Two classic court operas are brought together to tell the stories of love, be it between gods or royalty in the historic Confidencen Theatre, Sweden.

Venus & Adonis, composed in 1683 by John Blow, is considered the earliest example of English opera. It tells the enchanting story of two mythical lovers and their cruel fate in scenes reaching from lighthearted comedy to heartfelt despair.

Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas from 1689 has become one of the most famous and beloved operas from the Baroque era, with its sumptuous music, dramatic plot and its themes of love, friendship, jealousy, and cruelty. The opera is perhaps best known for Dido’s painfully beautiful lament ‘When I am Laid in Earth’.

Cast:
- Venus / Dido: Ida Ränzlöv
- Adonis / Aeneas: Berny Ola Volungholen
- Cupid / Sorceress: Rupert Enticknap
- Venus’s Lady in Waiting / Second Muse / Belinda: Christina Larsson Malmberg

Director: William Relton
Choreographer: Sara Ekman
Set designer: Christer Nilsson
Lighting designer: Sofie Anderson
Costumer designer: Anna Kjellsdotter

Directed for the screen by Jonas Hermansson

Duration: approx. 97 minutes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 + DTS-HD Master Audio Surround
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
FSK: 0