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Dido and Aeneas

BBC Radio 3
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Opera in three acts Music bv Purcell
Libretto by NAHUM TATE (gramophone records)
Composed in 1689 for a girls' school in Chelsea, Dido and Aeneas retells the famous love story of classical antiquity, whose emotional climax has become a classic of the stage and concert hall.
Cast in order of singing:
THE MERMAID SINGERS
AND ORCHESTRA conducted by GERAINT JONES

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Conducted By:
Geraint Jones
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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