Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Ode on St Cecilia's Day

A superb performance of Ode to St Cecilia’s Day, but Dido is not a success, with Troyanos heavy and lustreless as Dido, and some lumpy orchestral playing; only Sheila Armstrong as Belinda really commands attention. Michael Tanner

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3

Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:56 pm

COMPOSERS: Purcell
LABELS: Archiv
ALBUM TITLE: Purcell
WORKS: Dido and Aeneas; Ode on St Cecilia’s Day
PERFORMER: Tatiana Troyanos, Sheila Armstrong; various orchestras/Charles Mackerras
CATALOGUE NO: 477 5350

A superb performance of Ode to St Cecilia’s Day, but Dido is not a success, with Troyanos heavy and lustreless as Dido, and some lumpy orchestral playing; only Sheila Armstrong as Belinda really commands attention. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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