Opera in three acts. Adaptation of Virgil's Dido and Aeneas story. Libretto by Nahum Tate. Duration: 1 hr., 9 min., 49 sec. Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) as Dido ; Gerald Finley (baritone) as Aeneas ; Lucy Crowe (soprano) as Belinda ; Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano) as Sorceress ; William Purefoy (counter-tenor) as Spirit ; Sarah Tynan (soprano) as Second Woman ; John Mark Ainsley (tenor) as Sailor ; Carys Lane (soprano) as First Witch and Chorus ; Rebecca Outram (soprano) as Second Witch and Chorus ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Margaret Faultless, leader ; Choir of the Enlightenment ; Elizabeth Kenny and Steven Devine, musical directors. Recorded June 23-25, 2008, St. Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London. Compact disc. Program notes, biographical notes about the performers, and libretto in English with German and French translations (73 p. : ill., port.) inserted in container.
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