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composer:Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I (number) (order: 9)

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)The Mermaid Singers0:35
1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 1: Dido's Court. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)John McCarthy, Ambrosian Singers, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli0:43
1967-10Dido and Æneas: Act I. “See, your royal guest appears” / “Cupid only throws.”Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras1:29
1983-03Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido, Chorus)Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Ann Murray, Anton Scharinger, Rachel Yakar, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt4:04
1985-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “See, your royal guest appears” – “If not for mine” – “To the hills and the vales” – The Triumphing DanceMarie McLaughlin, Thomas Allen, Jessye Norman, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard5:22
1985-11-18 – 1985-11-22Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 1. “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido) / “Cupid only throws the dart” (chorus)René Falquet, Teresa Berganza, Danielle Borst, Chœur duThéâtre Municipal de Lausanne, Per-Arne Wahlgren, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz1:41
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1: "See, your royal guest appears": "Cupid only throws the dart"Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers, Stephen Varcoe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock1:27
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1: "See, your royal guest appears": "Cupid only throws the dart"Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers, Stephen Varcoe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock1:27
1989-06 – 1989-07Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" / Chorus "Cupid only throws the dart" / "If not for mine..." / "Pursue thy conquest, love"Henry Purcell2:28
1992-09Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Cupid only throws the dart”Academy of Ancient Music Chorus, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood0:35
1993-09Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido) – “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)Lisa Saffer, Michael Dean, Lorraine Hunt, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan1:39
1994-09Cupid only throws the dartTaverner Players, Andrew Parrott0:42
1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Cupid only thrrows the dart" (Chorus)Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox0:32
1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Palace: “See your royal guest appears” / “Cupid only throws the dart”Russell Braun, Nancy Maultsby, Susannah Waters, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman1:26
2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)Simon Halsey, David Lowe, European Voices, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm0:35
2007-04Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Chorus “Cupid Only Throws”Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna0:35
2008-06-23 – 2008-06-25“Cupid only throws the dart”Margaret Faultless, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment0:40
2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1 Scene, The Palace: Cupid Only Throws the Dart (Chorus)Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte0:43
2022-11-16 – 2022-11-18Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Cupid only throws the dart – If not for mine for Empire’s sake – Persue thy conquest LoveGiulia Semenzato, Matthew Brook, La Nuova Musica, David Bates1:58
Chorus: 'Cupid only throws the dart'Scholars Baroque Ensemble0:32
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs0:52
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus - “Cupid only throws the dart”Henry Purcell0:38
Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): 'Cupid only throws the dart'Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott0:41
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "See, your royal guest appears" / "Cupid only throws…"Jürgen Jürgens, Sheila Armstrong, Paul Esswood, Barry McDaniel, Tatiana Troyanos, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras1:29
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Cupid only throws the dart" (Cupid)Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Deller0:44
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See our royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas) - "Cupid only throws the dart" (Chorus)Nathan Berg, Sophie Marin-Degor, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie1:10