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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" / Chorus "Cupid only throws the dart" / "If not for mine..." / "Pursue thy conquest, love"

Henry Purcell
Length 2:28Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 8. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 9. Recitative “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)

Who played and sang

Ivor BoltonconductorSt. James’ Baroqueperforming orchestra

On these albums

Dido and Aeneas
Dido and AeneasHenry Purcell; St. James's Singers, St. James’ Baroque, Ivor Bolton · 1993
Das Alte Werk - 50 CD Collection
Das Alte Werk - 50 CD CollectionVarious Artists · 2013

Source: MusicBrainz recording 156f0d93-6b20-469c-b9ed-8ce90b39dc1e (CC0).