Composer: Purcell

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Joyce DiDonato – Dido’s Lament (Purcell) 2/3

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​Master Artist: ​​Joyce DiDonato

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: ​​​The Royal Opera

Date:​ 2018

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 2 of 3

​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Dido's Lament (When I am laid in earth)

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  Dido and Aeneas

Genre:  English Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of Dido's Lament - "When I am laid in earth"

Noteworthy Recordings

Dido and Aeneas Piano/Vocal Score

​Scene One

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Parto, ma tu ben mio

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  La Clemenza di Tito

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Parto, ma tu ben mio"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Clemenza di Tito Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non piu mesta

Composer:  Gioachino Rossini

From:  La Cenerentola

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Non piu mesta"

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La Cenerentola Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Emma Kirkby – Crown the altar, deck the shrine (Purcell) 3/6

​Master Artist: ​​Emma Kirkby

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ Soprano

Venue:​ ​​Incorporated Society of Musicians

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 6

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Crown the altar, deck the shrine

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Crown the altar, deck the shrine"

Noteworthy Recordings

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The fatal hour comes on apace

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "The fatal hour comes on apace"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Two

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  O Jesu Nomen Dulce

Composer:  Heinrich Schütz

From:  N/A

Genre:  German Baroque Lieder

Music/Scores of "O Jesu Nomen Dulce"

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Me, me, and none but me

Composer:  John Dowland

From:  Dowland's third book of lute songs

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Me, me, and none but me"

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Scene Five

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Like as the lute delights

Composer:  John Danyel

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Like as the lute delights"

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Scene Six

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Fine Knacks for Ladies

Composer:  John Dowland

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Fine Knacks for Ladies"

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Emma Kirkby – The fatal hour comes on apace (Purcell) 1/6

​Master Artist: ​​Emma Kirkby

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ Soprano

Venue:​ ​​Incorporated Society of Musicians

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 6

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The fatal hour comes on apace

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "The fatal hour comes on apace"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Two

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  O Jesu Nomen Dulce

Composer:  Heinrich Schütz

From:  N/A

Genre:  German Baroque Lieder

Music/Scores of "O Jesu Nomen Dulce"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Three

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Crown the altar, deck the shrine

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Crown the altar, deck the shrine"

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Scene Four

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Me, me, and none but me

Composer:  John Dowland

From:  Dowland's third book of lute songs

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Me, me, and none but me"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Five

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Like as the lute delights

Composer:  John Danyel

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Like as the lute delights"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Six

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Fine Knacks for Ladies

Composer:  John Dowland

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Baroque Art Song

Music/Scores of "Fine Knacks for Ladies"

Noteworthy Recordings

Gerald Finley – Sweeter than Roses (Purcell) – 1/2

Master Artist: Gerald Finley

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Baritone

Venue: Julliard School of Music

Date: 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 2


Performer Voice Type:  Counter Tenor

Title:  Sweeter than Roses

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  Pausanius, Z. 585

Genre:  British Art Song

Music/Scores of "Sweeter than Roses"

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Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type:  Counter Tenor

Title:  Silent Noon

Composer:  Ralph Vaughan Williams

From:  N/A

Genre:  British Art Song

Music/Scores of "Silent Noon"

Noteworthy Recordings

Bruno von Nünlist – When I am laid in earth (Purcell)


Master Artist: Bruno von Nünlist

Biography (German)

Master Artist Voice:  Baritone

Venue:  Netherlands

Date: 2014

Language of Instruction: German

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  When I am laid in earth

Composer:  Henry Purcell

From:  Dido and Aeneas

Genre:  English Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of Dido's Lament - "When I am laid in earth"

Noteworthy Recordings

Dido and Aeneas Piano/Vocal Score