Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas — English Baroque genius
England's greatest native-born composer until Elgar, dead at 36. Dido and Aeneas is the first great English opera; Dido's Lament is the most famous aria in English.
Key works
- Dido and Aeneas1689— Dido's Lament — 'Remember me'
- Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary1695— Ceremonial grandeur