by Henry Purcell, Guillemette Laurens, Jill Feldman, Philippe Cantor, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie · Harmonia Mundi · CD · EAN 3149021351733
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«Dido & Aeneas» is Henry Purcell's baroque opera album, released in 1986 by Harmonia Mundi on CD.
«Dido & Aeneas» recreates the love of Dido, queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair when he abandons her, according to Book IV of the Aeneid. This baroque opera in a prologue and three acts includes the overture, the number «Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire» and Dido's final monologue.
The recording, conducted by William Christie with Les Arts Florissants, features Guillemette Laurens, Jill Feldman and Philippe Cantor. Libretto by Nahum Tate. The catalog number is HMC 905173.
For fans of baroque opera and recordings by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
