What is the song Thy Hand Belinda about?

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The plot of the opera concerns the tragic love of Queen Dido of Carthage for the Trojan hero Aeneas (based on Virgil’s Aeneid). Aeneas falls in love with Dido, but is tricked into deserting her. that results in Dido’s suicide. Together they make up the kind of recitative-aria pair characteristic of Baroque opera.

What type of opera is Thy Hand Belinda?

Aria details:

Type: aria
Role(s): Dido
Voice(s): Mezzo-Soprano or Soprano
Act: 3.09
Previous scene: Great minds against themselves

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