Character Belinda (Dido and Aeneas)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1945
Isobel Baillie
Constant Lambert
Coates, Patriss, Jones
1951
Maggie Teyte
Geraint Jones
Flagstad, Hemsley, Dickie
1952
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Geraint Jones
Flagstad, Schwarzkopf, Hemsley
1959
Jeannette Sinclair
Benjamin Britten
Watson, Pears, Mandikian
1960
Hanny Steffek
Pierre Dervaux
Berganza, Souzay, Steffek
1961
Patricia Clark
Anthony Lewis
Baker, Herinckx, Sinclair
1965
Heather Harper
John Barbirolli
Angeles, Harper, Glossop
1967
Sheila Armstrong
Charles Mackerras
Troyanos, McDaniel, Johnson
1970
Helen Donath
Colin Davis
Donath, Shirley-Quirk, Bainbridge
1971
Helen Donath
Raymond Leppard
Verrett, Donath, Iordachescu
1972
Graziella Sciutti
Nicola Rescigno
Troyanos, Sciutti, Vickers
1977
Felicity Palmer
Raymond Leppard
Troyanos, Palmer, Kern
1977
Valentina Kozyreva
Valentin Nesterov
Gorochovskaya, Gagen, Pavlova
1978
Norma Burrowes
Steuart Bedford
Baker, Tear, Palmer
1981
John Nelson
Andrew Parrott
Kirkby, Nelson, Thomas
1982
Rachel Yakar
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Murray, Scharinger, Schmidt
1983
Ruth Holton
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Watkinson, Mosley, Shaw
1985
Danielle Borst
Michel Corboz
Berganza, Borst, Wahlgren
1985
Patricia Kern
Raymond Leppard
Norman, Allen, Jones
1985
Jill Feldman
William Christie
Laurens, Cantor, Visse
1989
Camille van Lunen
Roderick Shaw
Morgan, Lunen, Kroese
1989
Lynne Dawson
Trevor Pinnock
Otter, Dawson, Varcoe
1990
George Mosley
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Watkinson, Mosley, Shaw
1992
Donna Deam
Ivor Bolton
Jones, Harvey, Bickley
1993
Emma Kirkby
Christopher Hogwood
Bott, Ainsley, Thomas
1994
Lisa Saffer
Nicolas McGegan
Hunt, Saffer, Brandes
1994
Sophie Marin-Degor
William Christie
Gens, Marin-Degor, Fouchécourt
1994
Anna Crookes
David van Asch
Amps, Connolly, Doveton
1995
Rebecca Evans
Richard Hickox
Ewing, Evans, Bowman
1995
Ann Monoyios
Jeanne Lamon
Lane, Monoyios, Hall
1996
Susannah Waters
Martin Pearlman
Maultsby, Waters, Clement
1996
Janet Lax
Andrew Parrott
Lax, Parry, Andrews
1998
Rosemary Joshua
René Jacobs
Dawson, Finley, Visse
2000
Salomé Haller
Hervé Niquet
Haller, Duthoit, Harvey
2003
Camilla Tilling
Emmanuelle Haïm
Graham, Palmer, Agnew
2004
Francine van der Heyden
Jed Wentz
Wemyss, Heyden, Lee
2005
Deborah York
Attilio Cermonesi
Ricci, Mantegna, Lorenz
2008
Deborah York
Teodor Currentzis
Kermes, York, Riabets
2008
Judith van Wanroij
William Christie
Maltman, Summers, Ricci
2009
Lucy Crowe
Steven Devine
Connolly, Finley, Crowe
2015
Elin Manahan Thomas
Christopher Monks
Lloyd, Thomas, Davies
2022
Julie Roset
Jonas Descotte
Allérat, Dolcini, Roset
2023
Giulia Semenzato
David Bates
Barron, Brook, Semenzato
2024
Fatma Said
Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato, Spyres, Said