Composer(s): Purcell, Henry
Lyricist(s): Tate, Nahum
Conductor(s): Hickox, Richard
Orchestra(s): Collegium Musicum 90
Label: Chandos
Genre: Opera
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: CHAN0586
Barcode: 095115058626
Release Date: 11/1995

PURCELL, H.: Dido and Aeneas [Opera] (Ewing, Burgess, Daymond, Collegium Musicum 90, Hickox)

Tracklist

Purcell, Henry
Tate, Nahum - Lyricist
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Rozario, Patricia (soprano)
Daymond, Karl (baritone)
Burgess, Sally (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Stephen, Pamela Helen (mezzo-soprano)
Bowman, James (counter-tenor)
MacDougall, Jamie (tenor)
1Overture01:54
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
2Act I: Shake the cloud from off your brow (Belinda, Chorus)01:03
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
3Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)04:25
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
4Act I: Grief increases by concealing (Belinda, Dido)00:35
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
5Act I: When monarchs unite how happy their state (Chorus)00:15
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
6Act I: Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido, Belinda)02:02
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
7Act I: Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, 2nd Woman and Chorus)01:36
Rozario, Patricia (soprano)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
8Act I: See, your Royal guest appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)00:59
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Daymond, Karl (baritone)
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
9Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)00:32
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
10Act I: If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas)00:26
Daymond, Karl (baritone)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
11Act I: Pursue thy conquest, Love (Belinda)00:47
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
12Act I: To the hills and the vales (Chorus)01:07
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
13Act I: The Triumphing Dance01:12
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
14Act II Scene 1: Wayward sisters (Sorceress, 1st Witch)01:58
Burgess, Sally (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
15Act II Scene 1: Harm's our delight (Chorus)00:15
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
16Act II Scene 1: The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress)00:29
Burgess, Sally (mezzo-soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
17Act II Scene 1: Ha Ha Ha, Ha Ha Ha! (Chorus)00:09
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
18Act II Scene 1: Ruin'd ere the set of sun? (1st and 2nd Witches, Sorceress)00:57
Burgess, Sally (mezzo-soprano)
Stephen, Pamela Helen (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
19Act II Scene 1: Ha Ha Ha, Ha Ha Ha! (Chorus)00:09
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
20Act II Scene 1: But, ere we this perform (1st and 2nd Witches)01:07
Stephen, Pamela Helen (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
21Act II Scene 1: In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)01:22
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
22Act II Scene 1: Echo Dance of Furies01:06
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
23Act II Scene 2: Ritornelle00:39
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
24Act II Scene 2: Thanks to these lonesome vales (Belinda, Chorus)02:38
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
25Act II Scene 2: Oft she visits this lone mountain (2nd Woman)01:53
Rozario, Patricia (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
26Act II Scene 2: Behold, upon my bended spear (Aeneas, Dido)00:32
Daymond, Karl (baritone)
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
27Act II Scene 2: Haste to town (Belinda, Chorus)00:46
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
28Act II Scene 2: Stay, Prince! and hear great Jove's command (Spirit, Aeneas)02:38
Bowman, James (counter-tenor)
Daymond, Karl (baritone)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
29Act III Scene 1: Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors (1st Sailor, Chorus)01:34
MacDougall, Jamie (tenor)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
30Act III Scene 1: The Sailor's Dance00:44
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
31Act III Scene 1: See, the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress, 1st and 2nd Witches)00:54
Burgess, Sally (mezzo-soprano)
Stephen, Pamela Helen (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
32Act III Scene 1: Our next motion (Sorceress)00:39
Burgess, Sally (mezzo-soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
33Act III Scene 1: Destruction's our delight (Chorus)00:32
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
34Act III Scene 1: The Witches' Dance01:13
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
35Act III Scene 2: Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)04:16
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Daymond, Karl (baritone)
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
36Act III Scene 2: Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)01:02
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
37Act III Scene 2: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me (Dido)01:02
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
38Act III Scene 2: When I am laid in earth (Dido)03:53
Ewing, Maria (soprano)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
39Act III Scene 2: With drooping wings ye cupids come (Chorus)05:28
Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus (Choir)
Collegium Musicum 90 (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 54:48