Dido & Aeneas / Elegy on the death of Queen Mary
Dido & Aeneas / Elegy on the death of Queen Mary
Ensemble
Choir and orchestra of Les Arts Florissants
Musical direction
Cast
Michel LAPLENIE, tenor, Esprit
Etienne LESTRINGANT, tenor, Un marin
Philippe CANTOR, baritone, Enée
Barbara BORDEN, soprano
Dominique VISSE, haute-contre, L'enchanteresse
Agnès MELLON, soprano, Une suivante
Jill FELDMAN, soprano, Belinda
Guillemette LAURENS, mezzo-soprano, Dido
Sigrid LEE, soprano
Vincent DARRAS, counter-tenor
François FAUCHÉ, counter-tenor
Antoine SICOT, bass
Yvon REPÉRANT, orgue
Elisabeth MATIFFA, viole de gambe
Ian HONEYMAN, tenor, Evening hymn
Program
Henry PURCELL - Elegy upon the death of Queen Mary
Henry PURCELL - Dido and Aeneas
Henry PURCELL - Awake ye dead, the trumpet calls
Henry PURCELL - The Lord is King
Henry PURCELL - An Evening Hymn / Now that the sun hath veil'd his light
Henry PURCELL - In the midst of life
Henry PURCELL - Thou knowest, Lord, the secret
Previous dates
Paris / France
Salle Pleyel
- Wednesday, February 27 1985