Overture
Act 1
Scene: The Palace
No. 1 Song and Chorus 鈥楽hake the cloud from off your brow鈥� - Belinda
No. 2 Song 鈥楢h! Belinda I am pressed with torment鈥� - Dido
No. 3 Recit 鈥楪rief increases by concealing鈥� - Belinda, Dido
No. 4 Chorus 鈥榃hen monarchs unite鈥�
No. 5 Recit 鈥榃hence could so much virtue spring鈥� - Dido
No. 6 Duet and Chorus 鈥楩ear no danger to ensue鈥� - Belinda, 2nd Woman
No 7. Recit 鈥楽ee, see your royal guest appears鈥� - Belinda, Aeneas, Dido
No. 8 Chorus 鈥楥upid only throws the dart鈥�
No. 9 Recit 鈥業f not for mine, for Empire鈥檚 sake鈥� - Aeneas
No. 10 Air 鈥楶ursue thy conquest, Love鈥� - Belinda
No. 11 Chorus 鈥楾o the hills and the vales鈥�
No. 12 The Triumphing Dance
Scene: The Cave
No. 13 Prelude for the witches 鈥榃ayward sisters鈥� - Sorceress, 1st Witch
No. 14 Witches Chorus 鈥楬arm鈥檚 our delight鈥�
No. 15 Recit 鈥楾he Queen of Carthage鈥� - Sorceress No. 16 Chorus 鈥楬o Ho Ho鈥�
No. 17 Recit 鈥楻uin鈥檇 ere the set of sun鈥� - 1st Witch, 2nd Witch, Sorceress
No. 18 Chorus 鈥楬o Ho Ho鈥�
No. 19 Duet 鈥楤ut, ere we this perform鈥� - 1st Witch, 2nd Witch
No. 20 Chorus 鈥業n our deep vaulted cell鈥�
No. 21 Echo dance of the furies
Act 2
No. 22 Ritornelle
Scene: The Grove
No. 23 Song and Chorus 鈥楾hanks to these lonesome vales鈥� - Belinda
No. 24 Song 鈥極ft she visits this loved mountain鈥� - Attendant
No. 25 Recit 鈥楤ehold, upon my bended spear鈥� - Aeneas, Dido
No. 26 Song and Chorus 鈥楬aste, haste to town鈥� - Belinda
No. 27 Recit 鈥楽tay Prince!鈥� - Spirit, Aeneas
Act 3
No. 28 Prelude and Chorus 鈥楥ome away, fellow sailors鈥� - 1st Sailor
No. 29 The Sailor鈥檚 Dance
No. 30 Recit 鈥楽ee, see, the flags and streamers curling鈥� - Sorceress, 1st Witch, 2nd Witch
Song 鈥極ur next motion must be to storm鈥� - Sorceress
No. 31 Chorus 鈥楧estruction鈥檚 our delight鈥�
No. 32 The Witches鈥� Dance
No. 33 Recit 鈥榊our counsel, all is urg鈥檇 in vain鈥� - Dido, Belinda, Aeneas
No. 34 Recit 鈥楤ut death, alas! I cannot shun鈥� - Dido
No. 35 Chorus 鈥楪reat minds against themselves conspire鈥�
No, 36 Recit 鈥楾hy hand. Belinda鈥� - Dido
No. 37 Song 鈥榃hen I am laid in Earth鈥� (Dido鈥檚 Lament) - Dido
No. 38 Chorus 鈥榃ith drooping wings鈥�
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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