Dido and Aeneas

But I being poor have only my dreams I have spread my dreams under your feet Tread softly because you tread on my dreams So begins Deborah Warners captivating 2008 production of Purcells timeless opera Dido and Æneas a careful warning that suits the tragic story only too well Swedish mezzosoprano Malena Ernman as a disarming Dido is at the head of a stellar cast joined by Les Arts Florissants under William Christies direction