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Thanks to these lonesome vales - No. 18, Song and Chorus
from Act II of the English opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
Libretto: Nahum Tate

Role: Belinda, Dido's maid
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric soprano|soubrette
Setting: A countryside near Dido's palace, Ancient Carthage
Synopsis: Belinda sings of the surrounding countryside's beauty.
Range: Tessitura:
G#/Ab4 - G5A4 - F5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-09-05)
Thanks to these lonesome vales, Belinda's aria from Dido and Aeneas

Thanks to these lonesome vales,
These desert hills and dales.
So fair the game, so rich the sport,
Diana's self might to these woods resort.
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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