Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 1952)

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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 1952)
Kirsten Flagstad / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Thomas Hemsley / Arda Mandikian / Mermaid Singers / Mermaid Orchestra / Geraint Jones

[ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 19 September 2007

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When the recording first appeared in January 1953 The Gramophone commented: "At last we have a really satisfactory recording of Dido".

Tracks:

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: Aria: Erbarme dich, mein Gott
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Frondi tenere e belle… Ombra mai fu, "Largo"
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth