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Dido and Aeneas: Act I, Scene II: The Cave

Jean Allister, Arda Mandikian, Rosemary Phillips, Purcell Singers, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Length 8:33Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 14. “Harm’s our delight” (Witches chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 15. Recitative “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 21. Echo Dance of FuriesSong: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 16. “Ho ho ho!” (Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 18. “Ho ho ho!” (Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 17. Recitative “Ruin’d ere the set of sun?” (Two Witches, Sorceress)

Who played and sang

Benjamin BrittenconductorGeorge MalcolminstrumentEnglish Opera Group Orchestraperforming orchestraIvor WalsworthproducerArda MandikianvocalJean AllistervocalPurcell SingersvocalRosemary Phillipsvocal

On these albums

Dido & Aeneas / When Night Her Purple Veil Had Softly Spread
Dido & Aeneas / When Night Her Purple Veil Had Softly SpreadPurcell; Benjamin Britten · 1999

Source: MusicBrainz recording 9fbc5756-be88-4e1c-b527-6f3cb18bdc97 (CC0).