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Sarah Connolly sings Purcell's Dido

Purcell鈥檚 Dido and Aeneas, combining tragic love, stormy scenes and the supernatural, in a period performance from the 2003 Proms.

In 2020, 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts. In a profoundly moving late-night performance from the 2003 season, British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly led an all-star cast in Purcell's most popular opera. The drama portrays the tragedy of human relationships torn apart by fate and divine intervention, while the music - including one of the most heartfelt laments in all opera - powerfully and poignantly expresses the characters' emotions.

Presented by Hannah French

11pm
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Christopher Purves (Aeneas)
Sarah Connolly (Dido)
Carolyn Sampson (Belinda)
D鈥橝rcy Bleiker (Sorcerer)
Elizabeth Cragg (Second Woman)
Matthew Beale (Sailor)
Lucy Crowe (Spirit)
Choir of the Enlightenment
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Richard Egarr (conductor)

(From 麻豆官网首页入口 Proms 2003, 2 September)

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Dido and Aeneas

    Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Singer: Christopher Purves. Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Lucy Crowe. Singer: Elizabeth Cragg. Singer: Matthew Beale. Singer: D'Arcy Bleiker. Choir: Choir of the Age of Enlightenment. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Richard Egarr.
  • Robert White

    Magnificat

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • A Rose Magnificat.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 4.
  • Matthew Martin

    A Rose Magnificat

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • A Rose Magnificat.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Thu 13 Aug 2020 23:00

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