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Video and Photos from the TAC Choir�s Production of Dido and Aeneas

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July 7, 2021

In the final days of the 2020-21 academic year, the 91�� Aquinas College New England Choir and Orchestra performed Henry Purcell�s 1689 opera, Dido and Aeneas, in Margaret Olivia Music Hall. Under the direction of Stephen Grimm (�75), the production spanned two nights � and featured two casts � in order to showcase the breadth of talent on the young campus.

Above is a video of the April 30 production, in which Bernadette Mohun (�23) and Paul Dinan (�23) played the title roles, while Rebecca Scheurer (�23) and Kathleen Pfeiffer (�23) played the Queen�s handmaiden and Lady-in-Waiting, respectively. Below is the following night's performance, in which Clotilde Cecchi (�22) played the part of Dido; John Metilly (�23), played Aeneas; and Miss Scheurer and Miss Pfeiffer reversed roles.

For photos of the performances, see the slideshows from the two nights� performances, below, followed by the full cast list.

April 30 Performance

May 1 Performance

CAST

Dido, Queen of Carthage: Bernadette Mohun (�23); Clotilde Cecchi (�22)

Aeneas: Paul Dinan (�23); John Metilly (�23)

Belinda, Queen's handmaiden: Rebecca Scheurer (�23); Kathleen Pfeiffer (�23)

Lady-in-waiting: Kathleen Pfeiffer (�23), Rebecca Scheurer (�23)

Sorceress: Daniela Martens (�24)

Witches: Cecilia Caughron (�23), Anne Berquist (�23)

Sailors: Patrick Loew (�23), Peter Goyette (�22), Nicholas Dighello (�24)

Spirit: Maria Emerson

Cupid: Eleanor Shields

Cherubs: Corazon Emerson

CHORUS

Soprano: Cecilia Caughron (�23), Clotilde Cecchi (�22), Kathleen Pfeiffer (�23), Rebecca Scheurer (�23)

Alto: Cecilia Alvarez (�24), Anne Berquist (�23), Miriam Krestyn, Daniela Martens (�24), Madeleine Thurrott (�24)

Tenor: Nicholas Krestyn, Nicholas Dighello (�24), Peter Goyette (�22), Patrick Loew (�23)

Bass: Paul Dinan (�23), 91�� Doylend (�22), Anthony Krestyn, John Metilly (�23), Joseph Rivera (�17)

ORCHESTRA

Conductor and Harpsichord: Stephen Grimm (�75)

Violin I: Grace Miller (�24), concertmistress; Joseph Caldwell (�22)

Violin II: Miles Caughron (�23), Nathanael Cassidy (�22), Bernadette Mohun (�23), Gemma Mohun, Margaret Short (�22)

Viola: Elizabeth Lademan (�08), Paul Metilly (�22)

Violoncello: Peter Donahoe (�22), Georgiana Forrester (�24)

STAGECREW

Costumes: Rebecca Scheurer (�23), Bernadette Mohun (�23), Laura Grimm

Make-up: Sarah Preciado (�22), Trinity Duggan (�24)

Set decoration: Georgiana Forrester (�24), John Metilly (�23), Kate Pfeiffer (�23)

Special effects: Tanner Sheffield (�23), Tony Burkhard (�23)