First show announced for Sydney Festival 2014

We’re delighted to reveal our first show for Sydney Festival 2014, a majestic reimagining of one of the world’s great romantic tragedies Dido & Aeneas.

The oldest love story in English opera, Dido & Aeneas is the myth of a queen, a soldier and the illicit love that tore them apart. Berlin choreographer Sasha Waltz’s version opens in a wondrous underwater realm, where submerged dancers glide gracefully around a glass aquarium that fills the stage.

Featuring sixty dancers, singers and musicians including celebrated baroque orchestra Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Henry Purcell's 17th century masterwork comes alive like never before.

Book your presale tickets by 23 October to save 10% and receive a complimentary glass of Möet & Chandon on The Deck at The Star Event Centre before or after the show.