Why is Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas so special?

Why does this brief work, less than an hour long, create such a powerful, emotional impact? 

We’re fortunate to have Ellen T. Harris, eminent Baroque scholar and Professor Emeritus of Music at MIT, on our team. Dr. Harris, who quite literally wrote the book on Dido, will be delivering the pre-concert talk before our performance in November. Here she shares with us her thoughts about this incredible, compact musical drama.