Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III

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Annotation

libretto: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/dido.html#act3

Relationships

composer:Henry Purcell
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (act) (order: 5)
parts:1. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus) (number)
2. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 29. The Sailors’ Dance (number)
3. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches) (number)
4. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Aria “Our next motion” (Sorceress)
5. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus) (number)
6. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance (number)
7. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas) (number)
8. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido) (number)
9. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus) (number)
10. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (number)
11. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (number)
12. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus) (number)
13. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Cupids’ Dance

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30Dido and Aeneas: Act III: The ShipsliveJean Allister, Arda Mandikian, Peter Pears, Rosemary Phillips, Purcell Singers, Michael Ronayne, Jeannette Sinclair, Claire Watson, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten20:42
1963-05-02 – 1963-05-09Dido and Aeneas: Act II and Act IIIMaurice Bevan, Ellen Dales, Oriana Concert Choir, Honor Sheppard, Robert Tear, Mary Thomas, Helen Watts, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Orchestra, Alfred Deller27:09
1995Dido and Aeneas, Opera Z.626: Act III, Scene IpartialTafelmusik Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon5:56
1995Dido and Aeneas, Opera Z.626: Act III, Scene IIpartialTafelmusik Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon14:34
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act IIIThe St. Anthony Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Lewis18:20