Character Dido (Dido and Aeneas)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1945
Joan Hammond
Constant Lambert
Coates, Patriss, Jones
1951
Kirsten Flagstad
Geraint Jones
Flagstad, Hemsley, Dickie
1952
Kirsten Flagstad
Geraint Jones
Flagstad, Schwarzkopf, Hemsley
1959
Claire Watson
Benjamin Britten
Watson, Pears, Mandikian
1960
Teresa Berganza
Pierre Dervaux
Berganza, Souzay, Steffek
1961
Janet Baker
Anthony Lewis
Baker, Herinckx, Sinclair
1965
Victoria de los Angeles
John Barbirolli
Angeles, Harper, Glossop
1967
Tatiana Troyanos
Charles Mackerras
Troyanos, McDaniel, Johnson
1970
Josephine Veasey
Colin Davis
Donath, Shirley-Quirk, Bainbridge
1971
Shirley Verrett
Raymond Leppard
Verrett, Donath, Iordachescu
1972
Tatiana Troyanos
Nicola Rescigno
Troyanos, Sciutti, Vickers
1977
Tatiana Troyanos
Raymond Leppard
Troyanos, Palmer, Kern
1977
Evgenya Gorochovskaya
Valentin Nesterov
Gorochovskaya, Gagen, Pavlova
1978
Janet Baker
Steuart Bedford
Baker, Tear, Palmer
1981
Emma Kirkby
Andrew Parrott
Kirkby, Nelson, Thomas
1982
Ann Murray
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Murray, Scharinger, Schmidt
1983
Carolyn Watkinson
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Watkinson, Mosley, Shaw
1985
Teresa Berganza
Michel Corboz
Berganza, Borst, Wahlgren
1985
Jessye Norman
Raymond Leppard
Norman, Allen, Jones
1985
Guillemette Laurens
William Christie
Laurens, Cantor, Visse
1989
Rachel Ann Morgan
Roderick Shaw
Morgan, Lunen, Kroese
1989
Anne Sofie von Otter
Trevor Pinnock
Otter, Dawson, Varcoe
1990
Carolyn Watkinson
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Watkinson, Mosley, Shaw
1992
Della Jones
Ivor Bolton
Jones, Harvey, Bickley
1993
Catherine Bott
Christopher Hogwood
Bott, Ainsley, Thomas
1994
Lorraine Hunt
Nicolas McGegan
Hunt, Saffer, Brandes
1994
Véronique Gens
William Christie
Gens, Marin-Degor, Fouchécourt
1994
Kym Amps
David van Asch
Amps, Connolly, Doveton
1995
Maria Ewing
Richard Hickox
Ewing, Evans, Bowman
1995
Jennifer Lane
Jeanne Lamon
Lane, Monoyios, Hall
1996
Nancy Maultsby
Martin Pearlman
Maultsby, Waters, Clement
1996
Emily von Evera
Andrew Parrott
Lax, Parry, Andrews
1998
Lynne Dawson
René Jacobs
Dawson, Finley, Visse
2000
Laura Pudwell
Hervé Niquet
Haller, Duthoit, Harvey
2003
Susan Graham
Emmanuelle Haïm
Graham, Palmer, Agnew
2004
Nicola Wemyss
Jed Wentz
Wemyss, Heyden, Lee
2005
Aurore Ugolin
Attilio Cermonesi
Ricci, Mantegna, Lorenz
2008
Simone Kermes
Teodor Currentzis
Kermes, York, Riabets
2008
Malena Ernman
William Christie
Maltman, Summers, Ricci
2009
Sarah Connolly
Steven Devine
Connolly, Finley, Crowe
2015
Rachael Lloyd
Christopher Monks
Lloyd, Thomas, Davies
2022
Camille Allérat
Jonas Descotte
Allérat, Dolcini, Roset
2023
Fleur Barron
David Bates
Barron, Brook, Semenzato
2024
Joyce DiDonato
Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato, Spyres, Said