Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 / Henry Purcell ; Nahum Tate (William Purefoy, counter-tenor ; Rebecca Outram, soprano ; Patricia Bardon, mezzo-soprano ; John Mark Ainsley, tenor ; Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano ; Carys Lane, soprano ; Sarah Tynan, soprano ; Lucy Crowe, soprano ; Gerald Finley, baritone ; Elizabeth Kenny, conductor ; Steven Devine, conductor ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Choir of the Enlightenment).
Note
Opera in three acts.
Adaptation of Virgil's Dido and Aeneas story.
Libretto by Nahum Tate.
Event (note)
Recorded June 23-25, 2008, St. Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London.
Language (note)
Sung in English.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Title
Dido & Aeneas [electronic resource] / Henry Purcell.
Imprint
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos Records, p2009.
Playing time
010949
Series
Chaconne
Chaconne.
Performer
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) as Dido ; Gerald Finley (baritone) as Aeneas ; Lucy Crowe (soprano) as Belinda ; Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano) as Sorceress ; William Purefoy (counter-tenor) as Spirit ; Sarah Tynan (soprano) as Second Woman ; John Mark Ainsley (tenor) as Sailor ; Carys Lane (soprano) as First Witch and Chorus ; Rebecca Outram (soprano) as Second Witch and Chorus ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Margaret Faultless, leader ; Choir of the Enlightenment ; Elizabeth Kenny and Steven Devine, musical directors.
Event
Recorded June 23-25, 2008, St. Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London.