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Dido and Aeneas: Act II: The Grove

Patricia Clark, John Hahessy, Peter Pears, Purcell Singers, Jeannette Sinclair, Claire Watson, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Length 11:12Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / RitornelleSong: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 26. Aria and Chorus “Haste, haste to town” (Belinda, Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 22. RitornelleSong: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 23. Aria and Chorus “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus)

Who played and sang

Benjamin BrittenconductorGeorge MalcolminstrumentEnglish Opera Group Orchestraperforming orchestraIvor WalsworthproducerClaire WatsonvocalJeannette SinclairvocalJohn HahessyvocalPatricia ClarkvocalPeter PearsvocalPurcell Singersvocal

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 54dac143-03e2-4e0f-95c0-31f5cd646157 (CC0).