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