by Henry Purcell · CD · EAN 0745099368623
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«Dido and Aeneas» is the opera by Henry Purcell released in 1994 by Teldec on CD.
Baroque opera in three acts, with libretto by Nahum Tate. It tells the tragic love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Trojan prince Aeneas, with arias and choruses of great dramatic intensity. This version features the Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, and the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Single CD, sung in English. Includes the voices of Ann Murray (Dido), Anton Scharinger (Aeneas), Rachel Yakar (Belinda), and Trudeliese Schmidt (Sorceress), in the Das Alte Werk series from Teldec.
For fans of Baroque opera and recordings conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
