The opera Dido & Aeneas, completed in 1689 by Henry Purcell, experienced a memorable, breathtaking German premiere in 2005 at the Staatsoper Berlin. With Dido & Aeneas, choreographer Sasha Waltz opens up new horizons for musical theater, a fusion of dance, song and music: the choreographic opera. The (expanded, re-edited) text, the (reconstructed) music, song, dance, the installation with a furious underwater performance – a total choreography and parallel action of dancers, singers and musicians who are second to none. Overwhelming!
