Dido's Lament Aria from "Dido and Aeneas" (Henry Purcell) - Peninsula Teen Opera

"Thy hand, Belinda" recitative followed by "When I am laid in earth..." This is the final soprano aria of the opera "Dido and Aeneas" (Henry Purcell) where Dido dies of a broken heart. Recorded at Los Altos High School in Los Altos, CA.
Dido - Nicole Shorts
Belinda - Samantha Smith
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