BBC Proms 2022- Prom 7 - Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (320kbps .mp3)

BBC Proms 2022- Prom 7 - Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (320kbps .mp3)

Live at the BBC Proms: La Nuova Musica and director David Bates are joined by mezzo Alice Coote and baritone James Newby for Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

Presented by Hannah French live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

01. Purcell - Dido and Aeneas
01a. Introduction to Dido and Aeneas

Dido.... Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Aeneas.... James Newby (baritone)
Belinda.... Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
Sorceress.... Madeleine Shaw (mezzo)
Second Woman.... Nardus Williams (soprano)
Sailor..... Nicky Spence (tenor)
Spirit.... Tim Mead (counter-tenor)
First Witch.....Helen Charlston
Second Witch.....Martha McLorinan

La Nuova Musica Choir
La Nuova Musica
David Bates harpsichord/conductor

Abandoned by her lover, Dido must choose between death or a life without love. Her painful decision is powerfully dramatised in some of the most emotive music of the Baroque period, including Dido’s famous lament, When I am laid in earth.

Period instrument ensemble La Nuova Musica makes its Proms debut under Artistic Director David Bates, who made his own Proms debut last year conducting Mozart’s Requiem. They are joined by an exciting cast led by mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and former Kathleen Ferrier Prize winner and Radio 3 New Generation Artist James Newby in the title roles.

Broadcast: 18 July 2022