Act III of this opera begins with the shanty "Come away, fellow sailors" after those sailors have resolved to "take a boozy short leave" of their nymphs.
Act III of this opera begins with the shanty "Come away, fellow sailors" after those sailors have resolved to "take a boozy short leave" of their nymphs. A storm breaks out when one of the main characters displays the head of a freshly-killed boar, leading one character to sing the aria "Haste, haste to town." The death of one character in this opera is reflected on by the chorus in "With drooping wings." In Act I of this opera, one character tells her maid that "Peace and I are strangers grown" and later sings "Remember me, but ah! forget my fate" in a section that makes extensive use of ground bass. This opera was partially inspired by John Blow's Venus and Adonis, and its libretto was written by Nahum Tate. Belinda is the maidservant of the Queen of Carthage in, for 10 points, what opera featuring the aria "When I am laid in Earth," a work of Henry Purcell based on a work of Virgil?
Act III of this opera begins with the shanty "Come away, fellow sailors" after those sailors have resolved to "take a boozy short leave" of their nymphs.
Dido and Aeneas