Thy hand, Belinda When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)  |
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| Composers | Genres | Operas | Arias | About | ||||
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| Henry Purcell 1659 - 1695 | ||||
| Dido and Aeneas - 1683 | ||||
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| Often considered to be the first genuine English-language operatic masterwork. Not first performed in 1689 at a girls' school, as is commonly believed, but at Charles II's court in 1683. | ||||
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