For the first time, Canberra Qwire joins forces with some of the ACT’s finest musicians in a landmark performance, These Precious Hours: Dido Reimagined.

Join Qwire as they reinterpret Henry Purcell’s 1689 opera, Dido & Aeneas, and explore themes of Queer love, loss and heartache with music that transcends generations.

Joined by four soloists and a chamber ensemble, Qwire will perform the opera in its entirety, returning to stage after intermission to offer a musical response to Dido & Aeneas with contemporary repertoire.

From the haunting Dido’s Lament to tunes you’ll know and love, this is a must-see, one night only performance.

7pm, 28 June 2025. Llewellyn Hall.

Tickets available from April via Ticketek.

CREATIVES:
Callum Tolhurst-Close, Conductor
Ellery String Quartet and Guests
Oscar Balle-Bowness as Dido
Andrew Barrow as Aeneas
Rachel Mink as Belinda
Alasdair Stretch as The Sorcerer