Dido and Aeneas / by Purcell.

Author/creator Purcell, Henry
Format Audio (Streaming)
Publication Info[Hayes, Middlesex, England] : EMI Classics, 2008-2009.
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects

Other author/creatorVirgil Aeneid.
Other author/creatorAgnew, Paul vocalist.
Other author/creatorBoever, Cécile de, vocalist.
Other author/creatorBostridge, Ian vocalist.
Other author/creatorBraithwaite, Warwick, 1896-1971, conductor.
Other author/creatorDaniels, David, 1966- vocalist.
Other author/creatorFlagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962 vocalist.
Other author/creatorGraham, Susan, 1960- vocalist.
Other author/creatorHaïm, Emmanuelle conductor.
Other author/creatorHemsley, Thomas, vocalist.
Other author/creatorJones, Geraint, 1957- conductor.
Other author/creatorLloyd, David, 1912-1969, vocalist.
Other author/creatorMandikian, Arda, vocalist.
Other author/creatorMcNab, Eilidh, vocalist.
Other author/creatorPalmer, Felicity vocalist.
Other author/creatorPollak, Anna, vocalist.
Other author/creatorRex, Sheila, vocalist.
Other author/creatorSchwarzkopf, Elisabeth, vocalist.
Other author/creatorTate, Nahum, 1652-1715 librettist.
Other author/creatorTilling, Camilla, vocalist.
Other author/creatorConcert d'Astrée (Musical group), performer.
Other author/creatorEuropean Voices, performer.
Other author/creatorPhilharmonia Orchestra (London, England), performer.
Uniform titleDido and Aeneas
General noteLibretto by Nahum Tate, based on Virgil's Aeneid.
General noteOpera in 3 acts.
General notePreviously released as a compact disc.
General noteTitle from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012).
Performer 1st version: Camilla Tilling, Cécile de Boever, sopranos ; Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano ; Felicity Palmer, contralto ; Ian Bostridge, Paul Agnew, tenors ; David Daniels, countertenor ; European Voices ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor.
Performer 2nd version: Dido and Aeneas: Kirsten Flagstad (Dido) ; Thomas Hemsley (Aeneas) ; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Belinda) ; Eilidh McNab (First Woman) ; Arda Mandikian (Sorceress) ; Sheila Rex (First witch) ; Anna Pollak (Second witch) ; David Lloyd (A sailor) ; Mermaid Singers and Orchestra ; Geraint Jones, conductor. Dido's Lament: Philharmonia Orchestra ; Warwick Braithwaite, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event note1st version: Recorded Mar. 14-16, 2003, in the Arsenal de Metz, France.
Date/time/place of a event note2nd version: The opera recorded Oct. 15-16, Nov. 30, and Dec. 1-2, 1951, Mar. 15, 1952, Mermaid Theatre and No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. Opera excerpt (tracks 39-40) recorded May 29, 1948, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Genre/formSound recordings.