A+Night+at+the+Opera

This is a famous aria (solo performance) from the Opera //Dido and Aeneas// written by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) One thing that makes the particular rendition embedded below so special is that it is performed by high school students. Many famous soloists have sung this moving song about the death of Dido.
 * Dido's Lament**

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Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me, On thy bosom let me rest, More I would, but Death invades me; Death is now a welcome guest. When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast; Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
 * Recitative**
 * Aria**