Dido and Aeneas - Purcell

St Peter's Church, St Albans, AL1 3HG
Thursday 5th November 2026
As part of SACO"s 40th Anniversary celebrations, we present a new production of Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas directed by Peter Jones. This was the first opera SACO staged in 1987; David Ireson, who conducted that production, returns to the podium for this celebration which is accompanied by the SACO orchestra with David Podd at the harpsichord.

The cast includes:
Aeneas - James Schouten
Dido - Bonnie Liu
Belinda - Phoebe Edwards
Second Woman - Adrienne Walters
Sorceress - Deborah Holborn
First Witch - Katerina Oikonomou
Second Witch - Isobel Hughes
Sailor - Andrew Currell

All seats are unreserved. Please email [email protected] if you would like space for a wheelchair. There are a small number of disabled parking spaces at the church which can be booked by email. There is no general parking at the church; please use the city centre carparks.

Running time: approximately 75 mins