| recordings |
|---|
| 1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28 | Overture | Henry Purcell | 3:07 |
| 1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | 2:27 |
| 1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27 | Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Overture | Henry Purcell | 2:43 |
| 1975-12 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. Overture | Aldeburgh Festival Strings, Steuart Bedford | 2:17 |
| 1981-01-03 – 1981-01-05 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture and Act I | Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players | 19:03 |
| 1985-05 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 2:10 |
| 1985-07 | Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture – Act I | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 16:24 |
| 1988-07 | Dido and Aeneas, Z.626: Overture | The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 2:19 |
| 1989-06 – 1989-07 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. Overture | St. James’ Baroque, Ivor Bolton | 2:10 |
| 1992-09 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 2:04 |
| 1993-09 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 1:52 |
| 1994-09 | Overture | Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 2:20 |
| 1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 1:54 |
| 1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:50 |
| 2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm | 2:16 |
| 2007-04 | Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture | Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna | 2:08 |
| 2008-06-23 – 2008-06-25 | Overture | Margaret Faultless, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | 2:03 |
| 2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09 | Dido and Aeneas, Z.626: Overture | Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte | 1:51 |
| Dido & Aeneas - Overture | Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra, Ilya Stupel | 2:51 |
| Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. Overture | Scholars Baroque Ensemble | 1:55 |
| Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture | Henry Purcell | 1:50 |
| Dido & Aeneas: Ouverture | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs | 2:37 |
| Dido & Aeneas: Overture | English Chamber Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock | 2:11 |
| Dido & Aeneas: Overture | Geoffrey Lancaster, Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players | 1:58 |
| Dido & Aeneas: Overture | Henry Purcell | 2:22 |
| Dido and Aeneas - Overture | [unknown] | 1:57 |
| Dido and Æneas Overture [Alternate Version] | Scholars Baroque Ensemble | 1:57 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): Overture | Henry Purcell | 2:14 |
| Dido And Aeneas, Opera Z.626: Overture | Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins | ?:?? |
| Dido and Aeneas, The Gordian Knot Unty'd: Overture | Henry Purcell | 1:55 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture | Jürgen Jürgens, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras | 2:38 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture | Il giardino armonico, Giovanni Antonini | 1:47 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture; Act I | Henry Purcell | 16:15 |
| Dido and Aeneas: 1. Overture | Robert Aldwinckle, English Chamber Orchestra, José Luis García | 2:27 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Henry Purcell | 1:51 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1:57 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Henry Purcell | 2:20 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Overture | English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | 2:02 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Overture and Act I | Alfred Deller & Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra | 27:33 |
| Didon & Enée : Ouverture | Henry Purcell | ?:?? |
| Overture | Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 2:46 |
