"in the end, though, the
success of any new version
of Dido and Aeneas is determined
by its central role: here it is
Lynne Dawson... the trajectory
of the whole work leads inevitably
towards Dido's great lament, just
as it should, and when it arrives
Dawson rises eloquently to the
challenge, carving out the lines
in searing, anguished phrases...
[her singing] has exactly the
kind of emotional directness that
typifies this immensely
emotional performance"
Andrew Clements, The Guardian