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  2. Dido and Aeneas - Wikipedia

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    Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626) [1] is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain.

  3. Dido - Wikipedia

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    Dido (/ ˈ d aɪ d oʊ / DY-doh; Ancient Greek: Διδώ Greek pronunciation: [diː.dɔ̌ː], Latin pronunciation:), also known as Elissa (/ ə ˈ l ɪ s ə / ə-LISS-ə, Ἔλισσα), [1] was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC.

  4. Dido's Lament - Wikipedia

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    Lea Desandre performs "Dido's Lament" with Les Arts Florissants in 2020. Dido's Lament ("When I am laid in earth") is the closing aria from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate. Dido's Lament chromatic fourth ground bass, measures 1–6 [1]

  5. Aeneid - Wikipedia

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    Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, by Federico Barocci (1598). Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy Map of Aeneas' fictional journey. The Aeneid (/ ɪ ˈ n iː ɪ d / ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenēĭs [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

  6. Dido, Queen of Carthage (play) - Wikipedia

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    Dido, Queen of Carthage (full title: The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage) is a short play written by the English playwright Christopher Marlowe, with possible contributions by Thomas Nashe. It was probably written between 1587 and 1593, and was first published in 1594.

  7. Review: An offbeat comedy takes a brutal turn in Echo ... - AOL

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    Dido’s love for Aeneas, of course, ends tragically, with Dido killing herself after her beloved abandons her to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. Michael, the default English ...

  8. The Wandering Prince of Troy - Wikipedia

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    Welcomed by Dido, Carthage's Queen, with a feast, Aeneas tells the tale of Troy's fall "With Words so sweet and Sighs so deep, / that oft he made them all to Weep" (lines 23–24). Following Aeneas's grand tale, all leave the feast and go to sleep, save for Dido who finds herself unable to sleep, kept awake by her desire for Aeneas.

  9. Purcell Operatic Society - Wikipedia

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    Dido and Aeneas: Hampstead Conservatoire, London 1900 (17 May 18, 19) Dido and Aeneas † The Masque of Love: Coronet Theatre, London 1901 (26 March 27, 28, 30 + one matinee) The Masque of Love Acis and Galatea: Great Queen Street Theatre, London 1902 (10 March, with five more evening performances + one matinee) Harvest Home, a masque: unperformed