And now music from an early English opera and two versions of the same piece of music -
Dido's Lament from
Henry Porcell's "Dido and Æneas"
Malena Ernman (sublime performance)
Thy Hand Belinda", "When I am Laid", "With Drooping Wings"Maria Ewing, as Dido.
• Aeneas: Karl Daymond, baritone
• Belinda: Rebecca Evans, soprano
• Sorceress: Sally Burgess, mezzosoprano
• Second Woman: Patricia Rozario, soprano
• First Enchantress: Mary Plazas, soprano
• Second Enchantress: Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzosoprano
• Voice of Mercury: James Bowman, countertenor
Of the two versions i slightly prefer this one with Richard Hickox and the Collegium Musicum 90.
( Synopsis of opera )Full fifty six minute opera here at this link - it is one of my favourites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Idh9ySHa8&ab_channel=SimonBirchMelancholic music for a melancholic Tuesday.
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