Purcell : Dido and Aeneas
Sara Connolly, Gerald Finley, Lucy Crowe, Patricia Bardon, John Mark Ainsley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of the Enlightenment
to "Starling"
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Dido & Aeneas
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nahum Tate
Dido, Queen of Carthage : Sara Connolly : Mezzo-Soprano
Aeneas, Trojan Prince : Gerald Finley : Baritone
Belinda, Dido's sister and handmaid : Lucy Crowe : Soprano
Sorceress : Patricia Bardon : Mezzo-Soprano
Spirit : William Purefoy : Countertenor
Second Woman, a handmaid : Sarah Tyan : Soprano
Sailor : John Mark Ainsley : Tenor
First Witch and Chorus : Garys Lane : Soprano
Second Witch and Chorus : Rebecca Outram : Soprano
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Margarert Fautles : Leader
Choir of the Enlightenment
Music Directors:
Elizabeth Kenny
Steven Devine
Recording : St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London; 23-25 June 2008
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