| Description |
1 audio disc (53 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
005300 |
| Series |
Legendary performances, Decca Legends 1961 |
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Legends (Decca Record Company)
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| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Note |
Libretto by Nahum Tate. |
| Performer |
Patricia Clark, soprano ; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Raimund Herincx, tenor ; Monica Sinclair (Sorceress) ; Eileen Poulter, Rhianon James, Catherine Wilson, Dorothy Dorow, John Mitchinson, supporting soloists ; St. Anthony Singers ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Thurston Dart, harpsichord continuo ; Anthony Lewis, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Oct. 1961 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London. |
| Note |
Decca: 289 466 387-2 ; originally released 1962 as Decca SOL 60047. |
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Compact disc; analog recording. |
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Program notes by Thurston Dart and Alan Blyth and libretto (18 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Credits |
Producer: Ray Minchull. |
| Summary |
SYNOPSIS: In order to cure her unhappiness, Dido, queen of Carthage, marries the Trojan prince, Aeneas, who is madly in love with her. While Dido and Aeneas are out hunting, an evil Sorceress and her assistants plot the destruction of Dido and Carthage. Soon, an evil witch disguised as the God Mercury stops Aeneas. She tells him that he must abandon Carthage and found a new Troy on Latin soil. While Aeneas hates the thought of leaving Dido, he cannot refuse a god's command. In the end, Aeneas decides to defy the god's command and stay with Dido. Nevertheless, Dido refuses to stay with a lover who even considered leaving her and soon dies. |
| Subject |
Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Aeneas (Legendary character) (OCoLC)fst00798041
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Operas.
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Dido (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Dido (Legendary character) (OCoLC)fst00893057
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Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
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Operas.
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Dido (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Sound Recording.
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| Genre/Form |
Operas. (OCoLC)fst01726688
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Operas.
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| Added Author |
Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. Librettist.
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Clark, Patricia. Singer.
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Baker, Janet, 1933- Singer.
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Herincx, Raimund. Singer.
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Sinclair, Monica, 1925-2002. Singer.
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Poulter, Eileen. Singer.
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James, Rhianon. Singer.
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Wilson, Catherine, 1936- Singer.
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Dorow, Dorothy. Singer.
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Mitchinson, John. Singer.
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Dart, Thurston, 1921-1971. Instrumentalist.
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Lewis, Anthony, 1915-1983. Conductor.
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St. Anthony Singers. Performer.
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English Chamber Orchestra. Performer.
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| Standard No. |
028946638729 |
| Music No. |
289 466 387-2 Decca |
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SOL 60047 Decca |
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