The three main characters sing
This work's first act ends with a "gittars chacony" and a "triumphing dance" bracketing the chorus telling Cupids to revel in the hills and vales. The three main characters sing "See, madam where the Prince appears" after one of them whines in the aria "Your counsel all is urged in vain". In one instance, the chorus merely says "Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!" a bunch of times while a drunken sailor dances; this happens while a sorceress and two witches conspire to lead one of the title characters astray in her love for the other title character. One famous section from this work makes use of the ground bass, and has one character telling her sister Belinda to "Remember me, but ah, forget my fate" before committing suicide. First performed at a girls' school in London to a libretto by Nahum Tate, for 10 points, name this opera containing the area "When I Am Laid in Earth," sung by the titular Carthaginian queen who loves the other title character from Troy, an opera by Henry Purcell.
This work's first act ends with a "gittars chacony" and a "triumphing dance" bracketing the chorus telling Cupids to revel in the hills and vales.
{Dido} and {Aeneas}