Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I

~ Work

Annotation

libretto: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/dido.html#act1
numbers based on http://www.operalib.eu/zpdf/didoaeneas.pdf

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-26 04:28 UTC.

Relationships

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

part of:

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (act) (order: 3)

parts:

Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 1: Dido's Court. “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)
1. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus) (number)
2. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido) (number)
3. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 3. Recitative “Grief increases by concealing” (Belinda, Dido, Second Woman) (number)
4. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 4. “When monarchs unite” (Chorus) (number)
5. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman) (number)
6. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 6. “Fear no danger to ensue” (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus) (number)
7. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. Dance (interstitial, unnumbered)
8. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido) (number)
9. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 8. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus) (number)
10. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 9. Recitative “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas) (number)
11. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda) (number)
12. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. Guitar Dance (interstitial, unnumbered)
13. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 11. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus) (number)
14. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 12. The Triumphing Dance (number)

Recordings

Date	Title	Artist	Length
	recordings
1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30	Dido and Aeneas: Act I, Scene I: The Palace	Patricia Clark, Peter Pears, Purcell Singers, Jeannette Sinclair, Claire Watson, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten	14:59
1981-01-03 – 1981-01-05	Dido and Aeneas: Overture and Act I	Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players	19:03
1985-07	Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture – Act I	Les Arts Florissants, William Christie	16:24
	"Ah, Belinda"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Cupid Only Throws The Dart"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Fear No Danger"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Grief Increases By Concealing"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Pursue Thy Conquest, Love"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"See, Your Royal Guest Appears"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Shake The Cloud" / "Banish Sorrow"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"To The Hills And The Vales"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"When Monarchs Unite"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	"Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring?"	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??
	Dido & Aeneas, Opera Z.626: Act I	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	16:17
	Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture; Act I	Henry Purcell	16:15
	Dido and Aeneas: Overture and Act I	Alfred Deller & Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra	27:33
	The Triumphing Dance	Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins	?:??