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Christine Rice talks about Purcell's tragic heroine, Dido, ahead of a new Academy of Ancient Music production of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas at the Barbican, autumn 2018.
Music:
Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth [Dido's Lament]
from Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, Z.626
ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC
mezzo-soprano: Christine Rice
director & harpsichord: Steven Devine
leader: Bojan Cicic
Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London
August 2018
Music Producer: Matthew Bennett
Balance Engineer: Dave Rowell
Filming (music): Guy Wigmore
Filming (interview): Patrick Allen
Project: Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, 2018