Dido's Lament,Recit 'Thy Hand Belinda' and Aria 'When I am laid in earth' belongs to the Genre of Early Opera, having been written by Purcell. It is a tragic opera, with a very few lighter scenes.Hope this helps.

The final song at the end of "Dido and Aeneas" is known as "Dido's Lament" or "When I am Laid in Earth." It is a powerful aria sung by Dido as she prepares for her death, expressing her sorrow and lament at being abandoned by Aeneas.

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Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate.

'Dido's Lament' in Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell