Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell ; [libretto, Nahum Tate].

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Digital classics.
Main Author: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 (Composer)
Corporate Author: English Chamber Orchestra (Instrumentalist)
Other Authors: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 (Librettist)
Norman, Jessye (Singer)
McLaughlin, Marie, 1954- (Singer)
Walker, Helen, 1952- (Singer)
Gale, Elizabeth, 1948- (Singer)
Kern, Patricia (Singer)
Jones, Della (Singer)
Ragin, Derek Lee (Singer)
Power, Patrick, 1947- (Singer)
Allen, Thomas, 1944- (Singer)
Leppard, Raymond (Conductor)
Virgil
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in English.
Published: [London] : Decca, [1986]
Series:Digital classics.
Subjects:
Operas.
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Dido > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Streaming audio.
Genre:
Drama.
Operas.
Streaming audio.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Naxos Music Library)
Physical Description:1 streaming sound file (1 sound file).
Format: Electronic Audio
Description
Note:Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Nahum Tate, based on Virgil's Aeneid.
Issued also as analog disc (416 299-1)--and cassette (416 299-4).
Playing Time:00:58:10
Participant or Performer:
Jessye Norman, Marie McLaughlin, Helen Walker, Elizabeth Gale, sopranos ; Patricia Kern, Della Jones, mezzo-sopranos ; Derek Ragin, countertenor ; Patrick Power, tenor ; Thomas Allen, baritone ; with chorus and continuo (Charles Tunnell, violoncello, Adrian Beers, double-bass, and Raymond Leppard & Robert Aldwinkle, harpsichords) ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor.
Event Details:
Recorded 1985 June London.
Source of Description:
Hard copy version record.