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Dido and Aeneas Z 626

Libretto: Nahum Tate
Sir Anthony Lewis, St. Anthony Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano), Patricia Clark (Soprano), Catherine Wilson (Mezzo Soprano), Monica Sinclair (Alto), Raimund Herincx (Bass), Thurston Dart (Harpsichord), Eileen Poulter (Soprano), Rhianon James (Soprano), Dorothy Dorow (Soprano), John Mitchinson (Tenor)
℗ 1962, London, Walthamstow Assembly Hall
17 Tracks, 52:54
    • Overture
      02:17

  • Act I

    • 1. 'Shake the clouds from off your brow' (Belinda, Chorus)
      01:03
    • 2. 'Ah! Belinda, I am prest' (Dido, Belinda, Chorus)
      04:40
    • 3. 'Whence could so much virtue spring?' (Dido, Belinda)
      02:00
    • 4. 'Fear no danger' (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)
      01:33
    • 5. 'See, your Royal Guest appears' (Dido, Aeneas, Belinda, Chorus)
      04:47

  • Act II

    • 1. 'Wayward sisters' (Sorceress/Sorcerer, First Witch, Second Witch, Chorus)
      03:11
    • 2. 'Ruin'd ere the set of sun!' (First Witch, Second Witch, Sorceress/Sorcerer, Chorus)
      04:55
    • 3. 'Thanks to these lonesome vales' (Belinda, Chorus)
      03:34
    • 4. 'Oft she visits' (Second Woman)
      02:22
    • 5. 'Behold, upon my bending spear' (Aeneas, Dido, Belinda, Chorus)
      01:22
    • 6. 'Stay, Prince' - 'Jove's commands shall be obey'd' (Aeneas, Spirit)
      02:40

  • Act III

    • 1. Prelude - 'Come away, fellow sailors' (A Sailor, Chorus) - Sailors' dance
      02:30
    • 2. 'See the flags'-'Destruction's our delight' (Sorceress/Sorcerer, First Witch, Second Witch) - The Witches' Dance
      03:24
    • 3. 'Your counsel all is urged in vain' (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
      03:26
    • 4. 'But Death alas!' - 'When I am laid in earth' (Dido)
      06:27
    • 5. 'With drooping wings' (Chorus)
      02:43