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Dido and Aeneas

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by Henry Purcell.
A world away from later
Italian opera, this compact masterpiece is perhaps closer to Court masque and may well have been first presented in the tiny theatre at Whitehall Palace.
Taverner Consort and Players/Andrew Parrott
A Taverner Concerts production

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Purcell.
Unknown:
Andrew Parrott
Dido:
Emily van Evera (soprano)
Aeneas:
Ben Parry (tenor)
Belinda:
Janet Lax (soprano)
Second woman:
Hanne Mari Orbaek (soprano)
Sorceress:
Haden Andrews (bass)
Sailor:
Douglas Wootton (tenor)
Spirit:
Sara Stowe (soprano
Enchantress I:
Kate Eckersley (sop)
Enchantress II:
Lucie Skeaping (sop)
Source: Radio Times

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