{"product_id":"purcell-brook-la-nuova-musica-dido-aeneas","title":"La Nuova Musica: Dido \u0026 Aeneas - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDido \u0026amp; Aeneas\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eLa Nuova Musica\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003ePentatone\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e8717306260329\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical, Opera\/Operetta\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2023-09-22\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         La Nuova Musica and it's artistic director David Bates present Henry Purcell's most widely admired work Dido and Aeneas. With Nathum Tate's libretto based on Virgil's Aeneid Book IV; Dido and Aeneas is a miniature opera; as well as the only all-sung opera Purcell ever composed. Constantly juxtaposing different moods; colours; orchestrations; this semi-opera enjoys the popularity for it's \"tunefulness; evocative power; and [...] it's conciseness\". The guiding star that David Bates wants to follow for this recording is making sure that Purcell's Italian; French; and English musical influences are all emphasized - by adding a typically Italian harp to the continuo or by doubling the strings just as in the French tradition. Dido and Aeneas includes one of the most touching operatic laments \"When I am laid in earth\". A cast of first-class singers with strong musical personalities offer an eclectic interpretation together with a chorus that creates a visceral and intrinsically dramatic soundworld. Dido and Aeneas is David Bates and La Nuova Musica's fourth release; after the acclaimed Gluck Orfeo and Euridice (2019) and Handel's Unsung Heroes (2021); as well as Beauteous Softness (2023) where they joined forces with Tim Mead. Counter-tenor Tim Mead previously released Pentatone's Handel Messiah (2020) with Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Star tenor Nicky Spence; Fleur Barron; Matthew Brook; Giulia Semenzato all make their Pentatone debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"La Nuova Musica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40625882464327,"sku":"43695294","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4237976-3144839_82943f71-75c9-4ff4-9a09-707fcd180803.jpg?v=1712492271","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/purcell-brook-la-nuova-musica-dido-aeneas","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}