| Other author/creator | Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Waters, Susannah, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Baker, Sharon (Soprano), performer. |
| Other author/creator | O'Keefe, Margaret, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Maultsby, Nancy, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tucker, Laura, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ames, Donna, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Clement, Richard performer. |
| Other author/creator | Braun, Russell, 1968- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pearlman, Martin, 1945- conductor. |
| Included Work | Virgil. Opera adaptation of (work): Aeneis. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Abdelazer. Selections. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Gordian knot unty'd. Minuet. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Gordian knot unty'd. Airs, D major. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Timon of Athens. Curtain tune. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Fairy queen. Selections. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Married beau. Hornpipe on a ground. |
| Other author/creator | Boston Baroque (Musical group), performer. |
| Portion of title |
Music for plays & masques |
| Variant title |
Music for plays and masques |
| Contents |
Dido and Aeneas (50:50) -- Abdelazer, or The moor's revenge. Overture (3:00) ; Rondeau (1:22) ; Air (1:19) -- The Gordian knot unty'd. Minuet (1:30) ; Air (1:12) -- Timon of Athens. Curtain tune on a ground (1:57) -- The fairy queen. Rondeau (1:28) ; Hornpipe (0:56) ; Overture (1:26) ; Dance for the fairies (1:04) ; Chaconne (2:34) -- The married beau. Hornpipe on a ground (1:24). |
| General note | Streaming audio files. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed July 16, 2019). |
| General note | The 1st work is an opera in 3 acts. |
| General note | Libretto of the 1st work by Nahum Tate; based on the Aeneid by Virgil. |
| General note | Program notes in English, German, and French, and libretto of the 1st work with French and German translations included. |
| Performer |
In the 1st work: Susannah Waters, Sharon Baker, Margaret O'Keefe, sopranos ; Nancy Maultsby, Laura Tucker, Donna Ames, mezzo-sopranos ; Richard Clement, tenor ; Russell Braun, baritone ; in all works: Boston Baroque ; Martin Pearlman, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts 1996 January 3-5. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Issued in other form | Original cat. no.: CD-80424 |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Incidental music. |