Purcell would have been as surprised as anyone by his victory in Radio 3's poll to find the nation's favourite aria What does Purcell's victory in Radio 3's Nation's Favourite Aria competition prove?

Purcell’s heart-wrenching Baroque aria – for 2021... In a multitrack video shared online, the Eurythmics legend joins the choir for a contemporary version of the aria, which has lost none of its ...

One of the most poignant and moving arias in the soprano repertoire must certainly be Dido's Lament from Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. It is the aria that Dido sings as Aeneas sails away from ...

Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” is one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire. Divas flock to the title role; Dido’s final “Lament” is a showstopper. Schools and colleges worldwide perform it; early ...

I was in a rehearsal in early 2019 when I missed a call from Crispin [Woodhead, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Chief Executive]. A text soon followed: 'Helen, do you sing Dido’s Lament? Do you ...

Queen Dido has fallen in love with Aeneas, and at the end of Henry Purcell's opera, when he leaves, she falls apart and sings her great lament, "When I'm Laid in Earth." From a concert in Brunswick, ...