Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III

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Annotation

libretto: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/dido.html#act3

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-26 04:31 UTC.

Relationships

composer:	Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:	Nahum Tate

part of:

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (act) (order: 5)

parts:

1. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus) (number)
2. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 29. The Sailors’ Dance (number)
3. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches) (number)
4. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Aria “Our next motion” (Sorceress) (interstitial, unnumbered)
5. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus) (number)
6. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance (number)
7. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas) (number)
8. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido) (number)
9. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus) (number)
10. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (number)
11. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (number)
12. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus) (number)
13. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Cupids’ Dance (interstitial, unnumbered, end of Act III)

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30	Dido and Aeneas: Act III: The Ships	live	Jean Allister, Arda Mandikian, Peter Pears, Rosemary Phillips, Purcell Singers, Michael Ronayne, Jeannette Sinclair, Claire Watson, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten	20:42
	"Destruction's Our Delight"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Our Next Motion"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"See The Flags And Streamers Curling"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Thy Hand, Belinda"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"With Drooping Wings"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Your Counsel All Is Urg'd In Vain"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	Dido & Aeneas, Opera Z.626: Act III Scene i		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	5:56
	Dido & Aeneas, Opera Z.626: Act III Scene ii		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	14:34
	Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III		Henry Purcell	18:20
	Dido and Aeneas: Act II and Act III		Purcell; Alfred Deller, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra	27:09
	Dido's Lament "When I Am Laid To Rest"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	Prelude / "Come Away, Fellow Sailors"		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	The Sailors' Dance		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	The Witches' Dance		Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??