Concert for Codebreakers

Dido and Aeneas
The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bletchley Park

Saturday, 11th July 2026 at 2.00 pm
Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB

Enjoy a recreation of a 1944 production of Dido and Aeneas, the opera by Purcell, as performed for those working at Bletchley Park.

Alongside the war-time activities of the Bletchley Park Codebreakers flourished another series of activities – that of the Bletchley Park Music Society. Experience a semi-staged production of Dido and Aeneas, like that performed in 1944 for the staff of Bletchley Park, alongside a presentation about the Musical Society.

£25.oo. The event also includes a cream tea – enjoy tea or coffee and freshly baked scones.

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