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Henry Purcell's “Dido and Aeneas”

Saturday, October 24, 2026
07:30 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.

Add to Calendar 2026-10-24 19:30:00 2026-10-24 21:00:00 Henry Purcell's “Dido and Aeneas” University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music presents a Pacific Opera Theatre production of Henry Purcell's “Dido and Aeneas.”James Haffner, stage and artistic directorEric Dudley, music director and conductorThis classic Baroque opera tells a tragic story of the love between Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas, whose happiness is destroyed by deception and fate. Forced to leave Carthage, Aeneas abandons Dido, whose heartbreak culminates in one of opera's most poignant final scenes.PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:Thursday, October 22, 7:30 pmFriday, October 23, 7:30 pmSaturday, October 24, 7:30 pmSunday, October 25, 2:30 pmTickets ($15, $30) are available online at https://university-of-the-pacific-conservatory-of-music-214m.vivenushop.com/A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Music America/Los_Angeles public

University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music presents a Pacific Opera Theatre production of Henry Purcell's “Dido and Aeneas.”

James Haffner, stage and artistic director
Eric Dudley, music director and conductor

This classic Baroque opera tells a tragic story of the love between Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan hero Aeneas, whose happiness is destroyed by deception and fate. Forced to leave Carthage, Aeneas abandons Dido, whose heartbreak culminates in one of opera's most poignant final scenes.

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