Evelyn Tubb - Purcell: Dido's lament - When I am laid

Evelyn Tubb sings Dido's lament "When I am laid in earth" from Henry Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas".
Anthony Rooley plays the lute and Howard Beach the organ.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Purcell
• Henry
• Dido
• and
• Aeneas
• lament
• Evelyn
• Tubb
• Soprano
• opera
• early
• music
• baroque
• classical

[magsharding]

i disagree with those who criticize the tempo. performances like those be Jessye Norma are highly affecting in thier own way, but the piece is Baroque not Romantic, and this performance reflects that historical reality. the pace gives the piece room to be emotional in its own terms, by virtue of the purity of the voice and the beauty of the composition, not the heart-wringing emotionalism of the more 'operatic' performances. Utterly beautiful.

[XxOakDryadxX]

Excellent piece with astounding vocals, but the tempo is a too fast for this piece... I agree, magicminstrel. 5 stars;

[operagirl81]

@AndyRubio1 The rush is she can't wait to die! ;)

[VolkColopatrion]

@squider98 you mean walking?

[quedieutaccompagne]

no trrrrrrrrrrouble...no trrrrrrrrrrouble... ???

[arunachala1]

So very beautiful.

[squider98]

Just listen to Jeff Buckley singing this. All other versions will seem pedestrian.

[kikkimaki]

This is the best interpretation I have ever heard! It just touched my heart deeply.

[kikkimaki]

@VolkColopatrion İt is before than this one. This is the second from the end, and there is only one more after this with the choir.

[kikkimaki]

@VolkColopatrion İt is before than this one. This is the second from the end, and there is only one more after this with the choir.

[jankerle58]

What a monkey tempo!!!!

No go!

[RoboSlater]

The 1950's version by Dame Janet Baker still remains the best. Fortunately, it's on YouTube. The aria is all the more affecting when you realize that she is a queen dying of a broken heart.