Dido and Aeneas

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "Shake the cloud from off your brow"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "Ah! Belinda" / "Grief increases" / "When monarchs unite"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 4. “When monarchs unite” (Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "Whence could so much virtue spring?" - "Fear no danger"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "See, your royal guest appears" / "Cupid only throws..."

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 8. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, Paul Esswood

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "If not for mine, for empire's sake" ... "To the hills and the vales"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 9. Recitative “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. The Triumphing Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 12. The Triumphing Dance

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Prelude for..." / "Harms our..." / "The Queen" / "Ho, ho, ho"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 14. “Harm’s our delight” (Witches chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" ... "But ere we this perform"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "In our deep vaulted cell"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. Echo Dance of Furies

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 21. Echo Dance of Furies

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. Ritornelle - "Thanks to these lonesome vales" - Gitter Ground a Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. Gittar Ground a Dance

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Oft she visits"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Behold, upon my bending spear" / "Haste, haste to town"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Stay, Prince"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, Paul Esswood

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Then since our charms have sped" - A Dance - The Groves Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. The Groves Dance

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. Prelude - "Come away, fellow sailors"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, Nigel Rogers

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. The Sailors' Dance - "See the flags and streamers curling"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 29. The Sailors’ Dance

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. "Our next motion" - "Destruction's our delight"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. The Witches' Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. "Your counsel all is urg'd in vain" - "Great minds against themselves conspire"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. "Thy hand, Belinda" ... "When I am laid in earth"

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. "With drooping wings..." - Cupids' Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Cupids’ Dance

Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra