Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Purcell, Henry, Act III Scene 2: Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas), Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment, Ah! Belinda, I am prest, Behold, upon my bended spear, Behold, upon my bending spear, But, ere we this perform, But Death alas!..When I am laid in earth, Come away, fellow sailors, Cupid only throws the dart, Destruction's our delight
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- Act III Scene 2: Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
- Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment
- Ah! Belinda, I am prest
- Behold, upon my bended spear
- Behold, upon my bending spear
- But, ere we this perform
- But Death alas!..When I am laid in earth
- Come away, fellow sailors
- Cupid only throws the dart
- Destruction's our delight
- Echo Dance of Furies
- Fear no danger
- Fear no danger to ensue
- Great minds against themselves conspire
- Grief increases by concealing
- Harm's our delight
- Haste to town
- If not for mine, for Empire's sake
- In our deep vaulted cell
- Oft she visits
- Oft she visits this lone mountain
- Our next motion
- Overture
- Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors - Sailors' dance
- Prelude for the Witches
- Pursue thy conquest, Love
- Ritornelle
- Ritornelle - Thanks to these lonesome vales
- Ruin'd ere the set of sun!
- Ruin'd ere the set of sun?
- See, the flags and streamers curling
- See, your Royal Guest appears
- See, your Royal guest appears
- See the flags-Destruction's our delight-The Witches'
- Shake the cloud from off your brow
- Shake the clouds from off your brow
- Stay, Prince! and hear great Jove's command
- Stay, Prince - Jove's commands shall be obey'd
- Thanks to these lonesome vales
- The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate
- The Sailor's Dance
- The Triumphing Dance
- The Witches' Dance
- Then since our Charm's have sped
- Thy Hand, Belinda ... When I Am Laid In Earth
- Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me
- To the hills and the vales
- Wayward sisters
- Wayward sisters
- When I am laid in earth
- Whence could so much virtue spring?
- Whence could so much virtue spring?
- With drooping wings
- With drooping wings ye cupids come
- Your counsel all is urged in vain
Performer
- Jones, Geraint
- Mermaid Orchestra
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Poulter, Eileen
- Lewis, Anthony
- Herincx, Raimund
- Clarke, Patricia
- The St. Anthony Singers
- Dart, Thurston
- Wilson, Catherine
- Dorow, Dorothy
- Baker, Dame Janet
