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Latest revision as of 16:10, 8 October 2021
Dido and Aeneas | |
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Tragic opera by Henry Purcell | |
Catalogue | Z. 626 |
Libretto | Nahum Tate |
Language | English |
Based on | Brutus of Alba (1678) and Volume IV of the Eneida by Virgil |
Premiere | |
Date | Between December 1687 and summer of 1689[1] |
Location | Mr. Josias Priest's Boarding School for Girls ( Chelsea , London ) |
Dido and Aeneas is an Opera by Henry Purcell. Set to words by Nahum Tate, the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. Stay, prince, and hear great Jove's command are the opening lines of a sprite. At evil witches' bidding and disguised as Mercury, the messenger of the Gods, he commands Aeneas to leave Carthage – and Dido, its queen. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies; the witches triumph.[2] [3]
The piece appears in Act II, Scene III of the opera. The original stage direction reads: "The neighbourhood of Carthage, with distant view of the sea. Enter Æneas passing towards the city. A Spirit appears, suddenly interrupting his progress."[2]
The recitativo "Stay, prince, and hear great Jove's command ..." does not appear on any album. There has been a radio broadcast with the great Jessye Norman.
Libretto
Henry Purcell (music), Nahum Tate (words)
Spirit |
Geist |
Manuscripts and sheet music
- Score
- Veröffentlicht:1841
- Verlag:members of the Musical Antiquarian Society
- Original aus:Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
- Dido and Aeneas. members of the Musical Antiquarian Society, at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, originally from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. 1841.
- Sheet Music: Kalmus
- Dido and Aeneas Opera in Three Acts
- Vocal (Opera) Score with English Text
- 1961
- Boosey & Hawkes
- "Dido and Aeneas - An Opera in Three Acts". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- Sheet Music: IMSLP
- "Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 (Purcell, Henry)". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.[5]
References
- ↑ "Dido and Aeneas". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dido and Aeneas. members of the Musical Antiquarian Society, at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, originally from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. 1841.
- ↑ "Dido and Aeneas". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ German translation: FR, 2021
- ↑ "Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 (Purcell, Henry)". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.