Annotation

CUPID (soprano)
No part of my dominion shall be waste:
To spread my sway and sing my praise
E'en here I will a people raise
Of kind embracing lovers, and embrac'd.

Cupid waves his wand, upon which the scene opens, discovers a prospect of ice and snow. Singers and dancers, men and women, appear.

Annotation last modified on 2024-09-26 06:12 UTC.

Relationships

composer:Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:John Dryden (English poet)
part of:King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III (order: 6)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1983-01-10 – 1983-01-27King Arthur: Act III. “No part of my dominion”Elisabeth Priday, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner0:56
1991-06King Arthur: Act III. “No part of my dominion”Nancy Argenta, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock1:11
1995-01-02 – 1995-01-07King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III Frost Scene: No part of my dominionNancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner0:57
1995-02King Arthur: Act III. "No part of my dominion"Susannah Waters, Les Arts Florissants0:56
2003-10King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. “No part of my dominion”Hanna Bayodi, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet0:46
2012King Arthur: "No Part Of My Dominion"BarokOpera Amsterdam, Frédérique Chauvet0:55
2018-01King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. “No part of my dominion shall be waste”Sophie Junker, Vox Luminis1:06
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, Scene II (beginning)Henry Purcell10:58