Opera title: | Dido and Aeneas |
Composer: | Henry Purcell |
Language: | English |
Synopsis: | Dido and Aeneas Synopsis |
Libretto: | Dido and Aeneas Libretto |
Translation(s): | Deutsch |
Also known as: | Dido's Lament |
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Dido |
Voice(s): | Mezzo-Soprano or Soprano |
Act: | 3.10 |
Previous scene: | Thy hand Belinda when I am laid |
Next scene: | With drooping wings Cupids come |
This is a tribute to legendary American opera soprano Jessye Norman. Norman has been associated with the works of Sieglinde, Ariadne, Alceste, and Leonore. Her recording of Strauss's "Four Last Songs" is very well known. She has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the National Medal of Arts. This is a moving recording of "When I Am Laid In Earth" (Dido's Lament) by composer Henry Purcell. Enjoy! Thanks For Your Comments.
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