To begin with, a Greek hero (Greek: Aineias) in the Trojan War, the son of King Anchises and the goddess → Aphrodíte, the mother of the gods from Mount Ida. The saga of his flight from the ruins of Troy became known to the Romans and the...

This article is about the Roman hero. For other uses, see Aeneas (disambiguation). In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (Greek: Αἰνείας, Aineías; pronounced /ɪˈniːəs/ in English) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess...

PudwelZ Haller, Duthoit; Harvey White, Maire; Le Concert Spirituez Niquet. Text in English, French, Spanish, German. Text in English, French, Spanish, German.) Glossa GCD 921601 Qualiton, dist.) Considered the quintessential English opera (until the coming of Benjamin Britten), Purcell's Dido and Aeneas is...

OPERA AND ORATORIO PURCELL: Dido and Aeneas Graham, Tilling, de Boever, Palmer; Bostridye, Daniels, Agnew, European Voices, Le Concert d'Astree, Haim. Text, translations. Virgin Veritas 72435-4560521 The excellent period-instrument ensemble Le Concert d'Astree, under the baton of harpsichordist/conductor Emmanuelle Haim, is featured...

The past three weeks at B.A.M. were given over to a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group—a proper cause for celebration. Morris chose to present a retrospective of his most famous works (although the most famous of all, L’Allegro, il...

The past three weeks at B.A.M. were given over to a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group—a proper cause for celebration. Morris chose to present a retrospective of his most famous works (although the most famous of all, L’Allegro, il...

This essay was written for a class in epic poetry. The task was to compare Aeneas and the Homeric heroes.