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''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' is an Opera by [[Henry Purcell]]. Set to words by [[Nahum Tate]], the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. '''''Stay, prince, and hear great Jove's command''''' are the opening lines of a sprite. At evil witches' bidding and disguised as Mercury, the messenger of the Gods, he commands Aeneas to leave Carthage – and Dido, its queen. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies; the witches triumph.<ref name="Score"/>
''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' is an Opera by [[Henry Purcell]]. It premiered in 1689. <ref name="Wiki"/>  
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The piece appears in Act II, Scene III of the opera. The original stage direction reads: "The neighbourhood of Carthage, with distant view of the sea. Enter &AElig;neas passing towards the city. A Spirit appears, suddenly interrupting his progress."<ref name="Score"/>
==Synopsis==
Set to words by [[Nahum Tate]], the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. In Purcell's and Tate's version, the call for Aeneas to abandon Dido is the work of evil witches', who hat "all in proper state".<ref name="Score"/> At their bidding and disguised as Mercury, the messenger of the Gods, he commands Aeneas to leave Carthage – and Dido, its queen. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies; the witches triumph.<ref name="Score"/>


Teh recitative "Stay, prince, and hear great Jove's command ..." does not appear on any Album. There has been a radio [[Dido and Aeneas, Théatre du Châtelet|broadcast with the great Jessye Norman]].
==Roles and premiere cast==
 
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| composer        = [[Henry Purcell]]
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| lyricist        = [[Nahum Tate]]
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| Ismaele, suo figlio
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| Nadabbe, suo capitano
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| Tenor
| libretto-text =<poem>'''Spirit'''
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Stay, prince, and hear great Jove's command –
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He summons thee this nght away.
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'''&AElig;neas'''
| Nabucco, rè di Babilonia
Tonight?
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'''Spirit'''
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Tonight thou must forsake this land,
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The angry Gods will brook no longer stay –
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Jove commands thee waste no more
In Love's delights those precious hours
Allow'd by the almighty powers
To gain the Latian shore,
And ruin'd Troy restore.
'''&AElig;neas'''
Jove's command must be obey'd,
Tonight our anchors shall be weigh'd.<ref name="Score"/></poem>
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| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|de|'''Geist'''
Halt, Prinz! Höre des großen Jupiters Befehl -
Er ruft dich diese Nacht hinweg.
'''Æneas'''
Heute Nacht?
'''Geist'''
Heute Nacht musst du dieses Land verlassen;
Die zornigen Götter dulden keinen längeren Verbleib -
Jupiter befiehlt dir, nicht mehr mit Liebesfreuden zu vergeuden,  
Die kostbaren Stunden,
Die dir die allmächtigen Götter gewähren,
Um die latinische Küste zu erobern
und das zerstörte Troja zu erneuern.
'''Æneas'''
Jupiters Befehl muss Folge geleistet werden,
Heute Nacht befehle ich, die Anker zu lichten.}}<ref name="FR"/></poem>}}
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==RSIM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) – OPAC==
==RSIM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) – OPAC==
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==’’Dido and Aeneas’' in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history==
===Solo Albums/Recital albums===
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===Complete list of musical numbers from ''xxx”'===
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| [[When I am laid in earth]]
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| 1689
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| 2021-22
| [[When I am laid in earth]]
| [[À sa guitare (Concert program)]]
| 1689
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| 2006 (performed)
| [[Stay, prince, and hear great Jove's command]]
| [[Dido and Aeneas, Théatre du Châtelet]]
| 1689
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==References==
==References==
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