(Photo: Christina Iberl) The revival of Domenico Sarro’s “Didone abbandonata” (1724) at the Staatstheater Meiningen marks perhaps the first scenic production of this Neapolitan gem since its 1724 premiere in Naples.  While this staging offered a rare opportunity to witness Pietro Metastasio’s debut libretto in full staged form, there was a lingering sense that the interpretation was perhaps too cautious. {…}