Purcell - Britten: Dido and Aeneas (1689) 50'

Opera in three acts, edited by Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst (1951, rev.1958-59)

Music Text  
Libretto by Nahum Tate (E,G)

Scoring
4S,S(orT),3M,T(orBar); chorus strings and continuo


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World premiere of version
5/1/1951
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London
Joan Cross, director / English Opera Group / Benjamin Britten