But ere we this perform
Opera details:
Opera title: | Dido and Aeneas |
Composer: | Henry Purcell |
Language: | English |
Synopsis: | Dido and Aeneas Synopsis |
Libretto: | Dido and Aeneas Libretto |
Translation(s): | Deutsch |
Duet details:
Type: | duet |
Role(s): | First Witch / Second Witch |
Voice(s): | Mezzo-Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano |
Act: | 2.06 |
| Previous scene: | Ruin'd ere the set of sun |
| Next scene: | In our deep vaulted cell |
Dido & Aeneas - 3 - 2nd Scene (13 - 21)
Singer(s): Elisabeth von Magnus Bernarda Fink Sophie KarthäuserDido & Aeneas
Henry Purcell
3/6: 2nd Scene (13 - 21)
Prelude fot the Witches
Witches' Chours: "Harm's our Delight"
Recit.: "The Queen of Carthage"
Chorus: "Ho, ho, ho!"
Recit.: "Ruin'd ere the set of Sun"
Chorus: "Ho, ho, ho!"
Duet: "But, ere we this perform"
Chorus: "In our deep vaulted Cell"
Echo Dance of Furies
10. Januar 2010
Musikverein, Wien
NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Erwin Ortner)
Concentus Musicus Wien
Bernarda Fink, Mezzosopran (Dido)
Sophie Karthäuser, Sopran (Belinda)
Gerald Finley, Bass (Aeneas)
Wolfgang Holzmair, Bariton (Sorceress)
James Taylor, Tenor (Sailor)
Elisabeth von Magnus, Mezzosopran (2nd Woman, 1st Witch)
Johanna Aschenbrenner, Sopran (1st Woman, 2nd Witch)
Peter Kövari, Bass (Spirit)
Watch videos with other singers performing But ere we this perform:
2 - Patricia Johnson
2 - Teresa Berganza
1 - Gaëlle Méchaly
1 - Sophie Daneman
1 - Deborah York
1 - Simone Kermes
2 - Della Jones
2 - Patricia Kern
1 - Jessye Norman
1 - Marie McLaughlin
2 - Della Jones
2 - Patricia Kern
1 - Catherine Bott
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Julianne Baird
5 - John Mark Ainsley
5 - Michael Chance
1 - Sophie Karthäuser
2 - Bernarda Fink
2 - Elisabeth von Magnus
1 - Victoria de los Ángeles
1 - Salomé Haller
2 - Anna Pollak
1 - Arda Mandikian
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Kirsten Flagstad
2 - Anna Pollak
6 - Thomas Hemsley
Other videos of the same singers performing But ere we this perform:
1 - Gaëlle Méchaly
1 - Sophie Daneman
2 - Elisabeth von Magnus
2 - Patricia Kern
1 - Sophie Daneman
1 - Arda Mandikian
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Kirsten Flagstad
2 - Anna Pollak
1 - Arda Mandikian
1 - Arda Mandikian
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Kirsten Flagstad
2 - Anna Pollak
2 - Anna Pollak
2 - Anna Pollak
2 - Patricia Johnson
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
TWO WITCHESBut ere we this perform,
We'll conjure for a storm
To mar their hunting sport,
And drive 'em back to court.
External links for But ere we this perform
| Sheetmusic for duet |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this duet | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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