☰︎
Henry Purcell
,
Helen Donath
,
Frank Patterson
,
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
,
Sir Colin Davis
,
Josephine Veasey
,
John Shirley-Quirk
,
Elizabeth Bainbridge
Dido & Aeneas
1970 Vinyl
Baroque
Opera
Philips
baritone vocals [aeneas, a trojan prince]
John Shirley-Quirk
baritone vocals [spirit]
Thomas Allen
cello
Kenneth Heath
choir [courtiers, witches, and sailors]
John Alldis Choir
composed by
Henry Purcell
conductor
Sir Colin Davis
creative director
Sir Neville Marriner
double bass
Robin McGee
liner notes
Bernard Jacobson
mezzo-soprano vocals [sorceress]
Elizabeth Bainbridge
orchestra
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
organ, harpsichord
John Constable
soprano vocals [belinda, her sister]
Helen Donath
soprano vocals [dido, queen of carthage]
Josephine Veasey
soprano vocals [first witch]
Delia Wallis
soprano vocals [second witch]
Gillian Knight
soprano vocals [second woman]
Delia Wallis
tenor vocals [first sailor]
Frank Patterson
Libretto on insert
Sleeve printed in Holland
Made in Holland printed on labels