Dido and Aeneas When night her purple veil had softly spread
- Title
- Dido and Aeneas [sound recording] ; When night her purple veil had softly spread / Henry Purcell.
- Published by
- England : BBC, p1999.
- Author
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Details
- Additional authors
- Watson, Claire
- Pears, Peter, 1910-1986.
- Sinclair, Jeanette
- Mandikian, Arda
- Clark, Patricia
- Allister, Jean
- Phillips, Rosemary
- Elwes, John
- Ronayne, Michael
- Malcolm, George John, 1917-1997
- Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Holst, Imogen, 1907-1984.
- Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012.
- Virgil
- Purcell Singers. prf
- English Opera Group. Orchestra. prf
- Alberni String Quartet. prf
- Description
- 1 sound disc : digital, stereo., mono.; 4 3/4 in.
- Series statement
- Britten the performer ; 3
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Britten the performer ; 3.
- Subject
- Call number
- *LDC 21101 (F)
- Note
- The 1st work an opera; the 2nd work a secular cantata.
- The 1st work, based on Aeneid by Virgil, edited by Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst; the 2nd work, realized by Britten, of doubtful authenticity.
- Libretto of the 1st work by Nahum Tate; text of the 2nd work anonymous.
- Compact disc.
- Program notes in English with German and French translations (19 p. : ports.) in container.
- Event (note)
- Recorded in BBC Studios, Sept. 29-30, 1959, and Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, June 24, 1965.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Author
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
- Title
- Dido and Aeneas [sound recording] ; When night her purple veil had softly spread / Henry Purcell.
- Imprint
- England : BBC, p1999.
- Series
- Britten the performer ; 3
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Britten the performer ; 3.
- Performer
- In the 1st work: Claire Watson (Dido) ; Peter Pears (Aeneas) ; Jeannette Sinclair (Belinda) ; Arda Mandikian (Sorceress) ; Patricia Clark (Second woman) ; Jean Allister, Rosemary Philips (Witches) ; John Hahessy (Spirit) ; Michael Ronayne (First sailor) ; George Malcolm, continuo ; Purcell Singers ; English Opera Group Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor. In the 2nd work: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; members of the Alberni String Quartet ; Benjamin Britten, piano.
- Event
- Recorded in BBC Studios, Sept. 29-30, 1959, and Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, June 24, 1965.
- Language
- Sung in English.
- Connect to:
- Added author
- Watson, Claire. voc
- Pears, Peter, 1910-1986. voc
- Sinclair, Jeanette. voc
- Mandikian, Arda. voc
- Clark, Patricia. voc
- Allister, Jean. voc
- Phillips, Rosemary. voc
- Elwes, John. voc
- Ronayne, Michael. voc
- Malcolm, George John, 1917-1997, instrumentalist.
- Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. Librettist
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Conductor. Instrumentalist. Editor
- Holst, Imogen, 1907-1984. Editor
- Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012. voc
- Virgil. Aeneis.
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. When night her purple veil had softly spread.
- Purcell Singers. Performer
- English Opera Group. Orchestra. Performer
- Alberni String Quartet. Performer
- Publisher no.
- BBCB 8003-2 BBC
- Research call number
- *LDC 21101 (F) Notes on file.