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Purcell - Britten

Dido and Aeneas

(1689)
Opera in three acts, edited by Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst (1951, rev.1958-59)
Duration: 50'
Music Text

Libretto by Nahum Tate (E,G)

Scoring

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

Abbreviations (PDF)

Opera
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Publisher

Boosey & Hawkes

Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.

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World premiere of version
01/05/1951
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London
Joan Cross, director / English Opera Group / Benjamin Britten
Subjects
History Myth / Legend Relationships Literature
Recommended Recording
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Claire Watson/Peter Pears/English Opera Group/Benjamin Britten
BBC Legends BBCB 8003-2

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