Character 1st Witch (Dido and Aeneas)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1945
Edna Hobson
Constant Lambert
Coates, Patriss, Jones
1951
Arda Mandikian
Geraint Jones
Flagstad, Hemsley, Dickie
1961
Rhianon James
Anthony Lewis
Baker, Herinckx, Sinclair
1971
Lilia Reyes
Raymond Leppard
Verrett, Donath, Iordachescu
1977
Valentina Gagen
Valentin Nesterov
Gorochovskaya, Gagen, Pavlova
1978
Felicity Palmer
Steuart Bedford
Baker, Tear, Palmer
1985
Helen Walker
Raymond Leppard
Norman, Allen, Jones
1985
Agnès Mellon
William Christie
Laurens, Cantor, Visse
1989
Elizabeth Priday
Trevor Pinnock
Otter, Dawson, Varcoe
1994
Christine Brandes
Nicolas McGegan
Hunt, Saffer, Brandes
1994
Sophie Danemann
William Christie
Gens, Marin-Degor, Fouchécourt
1994
Ghislaine Morgan
David van Asch
Amps, Connolly, Doveton
1995
Shari Saunders
Jeanne Lamon
Lane, Monoyios, Hall
1996
Margaret O'Keefe
Martin Pearlman
Maultsby, Waters, Clement
1998
Dominique Visse
René Jacobs
Dawson, Finley, Visse
2000
Salomé Haller
Hervé Niquet
Haller, Duthoit, Harvey
2003
Anna Dennis
Emmanuelle Haïm
Graham, Palmer, Agnew
2004
Maaike Poorthuis
Jed Wentz
Wemyss, Heyden, Lee
2005
Eberhard Francesco Lorenz
Attilio Cermonesi
Ricci, Mantegna, Lorenz
2008
Céline Ricci
William Christie
Maltman, Summers, Ricci
2009
Carys Lane
Steven Devine
Connolly, Finley, Crowe
2015
Eloise Irving
Christopher Monks
Lloyd, Thomas, Davies
2022
Ana Vieira Leite
Jonas Descotte
Allérat, Dolcini, Roset
2023
Helen Charlston
David Bates
Barron, Brook, Semenzato
2024
Alena Dantcheva
Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato, Spyres, Said