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Dido's Lament twice as great as Mozart's Dove sono? Surely not | Tom Service

Purcell would have been as surprised as anyone by his victory in Radio 3's poll to find the nation's favourite ariaWhat does Purcell's victory in Radio 3's Nation's Favourite Aria competition prove? When I am Laid in Earth (more famously known as Dido's Lament, from Dido and Aeneas) topped an 11-strong shortlist, a surprise winner from a quixotic operatic collation assembled from listeners' earlier votes, that didn't even include Puccini's Nessun Dorma or the last scene of Götterdämmerung. Is...

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Dido's Lament twice as great as Mozart's Dove sono? Surely not | Tom Service

Guardian Music — Purcell would have been as surprised as anyone by his victory in Radio 3's poll to find the nation's favourite ariaWhat does Purcell's victory in Radio 3's Nation's Favou... more info
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