Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Love and betrayal at its finest: The encounter between the Carthaginian queen Dido and the Trojan refugee Aeneas is one of the most famous love stories of all time, and no one has set it to music as poignantly as the English composer Henry Purcell in his opera "Dido and Aeneas." For many years, Joyce DiDonato has included "When I am laid in earth," the ...
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera