Academy Baroque Soloists perform Dido's Lament from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Historical Performance
Henry Purcell
Dido's Lament, Dido and Aeneas
Performed by Bjarte Eike (director/violin), Hans Knut Sveen (keyboards), mezzo-soprano Bernadette Johns and Academy Baroque Soloists.
As part of our Resounding Shores series, the Academy Baroque Soloists performed excerpts from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas for Resounding Shores: Pills to Purge the Soul. Recorded live in the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, on 2 November 2025.