by Henry Purcell, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt · TELDEC · CD · EAN 0022924295928
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«Dido and Aeneas» is Henry Purcell's baroque opera, released in 1989 by TELDEC on CD, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt leading Concentus Musicus Wien.
Baroque opera in three acts with libretto by Nahum Tate. It tells of the love of Dido, queen of Carthage, for the Trojan prince Aeneas and how a sorceress plots a deception to separate them. The recording brings together Concentus Musicus Wien on original instruments, the Arnold-Schönberg-Chor, and soloists including Ann Murray, Rachel Yakar, and Anton Scharinger.
1989 German edition from the Harnoncourt Edition series. A single CD with DDD digital recording; the cover includes the cast in German, English, and French and announces the libretto and synopsis enclosed.
For fans of baroque opera and historically informed performances on original instruments, particularly followers of Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
