The 2021/22 Ars Lyrica season concludes with a new production of the first masterpiece of English opera. Henry Purcell, early modern England’s greatest musical dramatist, infused his chosen texts with both beauty and pathos. His Dido & Aeneas is a miracle of operatic economy, with lively dancing, memorable choruses and at its center a noble heroine who loves too well: her demise is both tragic and transcendent. The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby.