Discovering Music: Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'
Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' - Analysis
Watch Stephen Johnson's analysis of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' with the Manchester Camerata under Nicholas Kraemer.
'When I am laid in earth'
Watch a performance of the aria 'When I am laid in Earth' from Purcell's Opera 'Dido and Aeneas'.
Cast
Carolina Krogius - Dido
Philip Smith - Aeneas
Fleur Bray - Belinda
Hanna-Liisa Midwood Kirchin - 2nd Woman
Katie Lowe - Sorceress
Elise Dye - 1st Witch
Soraya Mafi - 2nd Witch
David Shaw - Sailor
Jenny France - Spirit
RNCM Chorus and Manchester Camerata directed by Nicholas Kraemer
Stephen Johnson - presenter
Nicholas Kraemer - conductor
Carolina Krogius as Dido
Dido and Aeneas - Carolina Krogius and Philip Smith
Dido and Belinda - Carolina Krogius and Fleur Bray
David Shaw as the Sailor
Katie Lowe as the Sorceress
David Millar, Theorbo player
Members of the Manchester Camerata
