Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)

~ Recording by Véronique Gens, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
10.26Dido and Aeneas, Z626: Act III, Scene 2: "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)3:54Henry PurcellErato – 50 CD CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2013
Erato, Warner Classics2564 64418-1

Relationships

soprano vocals:Véronique Gens (soprano)
orchestra:Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

composer:Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:Nahum Tate
referred to in medleys:Suite
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III (number) (order: 11)
orchestrations:Dido’s Lament
Suite of Five Pieces: IV. When I am Laid in Earth (Stokowski orchestration)
arrangements:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III “Thy Hand Belinda” / Dido’s Lament “When I am Laid in Earth” (arr. Henry Wood)
Dido and Aeneas: “When I am laid in earth” (Dido’s Lament) (catch‐all for arrangements)
Remember Me
When I Am Laid in Earth (arr. Wallen)