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Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene 2. “Your counsel all is urged in vain” – “But death, alas!”

Jessye Norman, Marie McLaughlin, Thomas Allen, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Length 5:34ISRC NLF058500193Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido)

Who played and sang

Jane Gloverchorus masterJosé‐Luis GarcíaconcertmasterRaymond LeppardconductorAdrian BeersinstrumentCharles TunnellinstrumentRaymond LeppardinstrumentRobert AldwinkleinstrumentEnglish Chamber Orchestraperforming orchestraEnglish Chamber Orchestra ChorusvocalJessye NormanvocalMarie McLaughlinvocalThomas Allenvocal

On these albums

Dido and Aeneas
Dido and AeneasPurcell; Jessye Norman, Thomas Allen, Marie McLaughlin, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard · 1986

Source: MusicBrainz recording 86b2b339-6ecd-4950-9805-e0b2f05bb1eb (CC0).