BBC Proms 2020 Season - Sarah Connolly sings Purcell's Dido [2003] (320kbps .mp3)





In 2020, BBC Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts. In a profoundly moving late-night performance from the 2003 season, British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly led an all-star cast in Purcell's most popular opera. The drama portrays the tragedy of human relationships torn apart by fate and divine intervention, while the music - including one of the most heartfelt laments in all opera - powerfully and poignantly expresses the characters' emotions.





01. Purcell - Dido and Aeneas

01a. Introduction to Connolly’s prom



Christopher Purves (Aeneas)

Sarah Connolly (Dido)

Carolyn Sampson (Belinda)

D’Arcy Bleiker (Sorcerer)

Elizabeth Cragg (Second Woman)

Matthew Beale (Sailor)

Lucy Crowe (Spirit)

Choir of the Enlightenment

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Richard Egarr (conductor)



Presented by Hannah French





(From BBC Proms 2003, 2 September)