DIDO & AENEAS

ENTREE
Individual tasting plate including:
Biancomangiare (a dainty chicken tart dusted with sugar and cinnamon).
Artichokes with fresh garden mint and lemon juice. vegan, gluten free, nut free 
Asparagus tossed with a mustard dressing and garnished with pancetta. gluten free, nut free

Wine: Voyager Estate Sparkling Chenin Blanc

MAIN COURSE
Shoulder of lamb studded with garlic and fresh rosemary, served on a bed of braised fennel and plumped raisins accompanied by fava beans and broccoli. gluten free, nut free 

Wine: Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Girt by Sea

DESSERT
Coffee-infused ricotta mousse served in an espresso cup. vegetarian, gluten free, nut free 

Wine: Stella Bella Pink Muscat

DIETARY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE PROCESSED FOLLOWING BOOKING

ACT I
Dido, the Queen of Carthage, is full of sorrow. Her confidante Belinda thinks that the source of Dido’s struggles is the Trojan prince Aeneas, for whom Dido cannot confess her feelings, believing that her love for the prince could make her a weak Queen. Encouraged by Belinda and her courtiers, Dido acknowledges her emotions, and upon Aeneas’ marriage proposal at court, she accepts.

ACT II
A Sorceress and her witches conspire the downfall of Dido and Carthage. In order to break Dido’s heart, they send an elf, disguised as Mercury, to remind Aeneas of his duty to depart. As the spell is prepared, the Sorceress and her enchantresses summon a storm.

During the storm, Aeneas is stopped by the elf disguised as Mercury, warning him that he must leave Carthage to create a new Troy on Latin soil. Believing the request comes from a God, Aeneas accepts to depart and to reluctantly break Dido’s heart.

ACT III
Aeneas’ crew prepares their departure at the quayside, singing a song. Meanwhile, the Sorceress observes the fulfillment of her plan, already plotting the destruction of Aeneas “on the ocean.”

At the palace, Dido and Belinda are shocked at Aeneas’ imminent departure. When he arrives to tell Dido, she is full of tears and prompts her lover to reconsider his course. However, even when Aeneas declares he will defy the Gods and not leave Carthage, Dido rejects him for even contemplating leaving her.

As she forces him to leave, she proclaims “Death must come when he is gone.” Dido sings a lament “When I am laid in Earth,” ordering the “cupids to scatter roses on her tomb, soft and gentle as her heart.”

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