Z.626 Dido and Aeneas
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Z.626 Dido and Aeneas is Henry Purcell’s renowned Baroque opera, celebrated for its expressive arias and tragic love story based on Virgil’s Aeneid.
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| Dido and Aeneas | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque opera
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opera ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | late 1680s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Z.626 ⓘ |
| character |
Belinda
NERFINISHED
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Sailor ⓘ Sorceress ⓘ Witches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| era | Baroque ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
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opera ⓘ tragédie lyrique (influenced style) ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue | Zimmerman catalogue of Purcell’s works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered Purcell’s only true opera
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one of the earliest known English operas ⓘ |
| influenced | later English opera tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Nahum Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aeneas
NERFINISHED
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Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Ah! Belinda, I am press’d with torment
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When I am laid in earth ⓘ |
| notableChorus |
Great minds against themselves conspire
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To the hills and the vales ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous music with recitatives, arias, and choruses
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ground-bass lament in Dido’s final aria ⓘ short overall duration compared to later operas ⓘ |
| notableRecording | 1951 Decca recording conducted by Geraint Jones ⓘ |
| orchestration | string orchestra and continuo ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | standard Baroque opera repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1689 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Josias Priest’s girls’ school, Chelsea, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts (in common modern division) ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus passion
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fate and destiny ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mythological ancient world ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voices and chorus ⓘ |
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