Dido’s Lament (Purcell) Joyce DiDonato

Recitative Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me, On thy bosom let me rest, More I would, but Death invades me; Death is now a welcome guest. Aria When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast; Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Various artists’ depictions of Dido: [0:05] Guercino (1591–1666) [0:22] Joseph Stallaert (1825–1903) [0:36] Sébastien Bourdon (1616-1671) [1:18] 18th century follower of Guercino [1:40] Constantijn Netscher (1668-1723) [1:56] Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) [2:17] Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens [2:46] Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787) [2:55] Mattia Preti (1613-1699) [3:07] Rutilio Manetti (1571-1639) [3:17] Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1722-1789) [3:30] Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811) [3:38] Alessandro Tiarini (1577-1668) [3:52] Andrea Sacchi (1599–1661) [4:08] Thomas Robson (1798–1871) [4:20] Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) [4:36] Joseph Stallaert (1825–1903) < Опера Генри Пёрселла «Дидона и Эней» >