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	* Boyden, Matthew.''The Rough Guide to Opera''. London: Rough Guides, 2002.		* Boyden, Matthew.''The Rough Guide to Opera''. London: Rough Guides, 2002.
	* http://www.mh-koeln.de/musik/dido-libr.pdf		* http://www.mh-koeln.de/musik/dido-libr.pdf '''[please format online sources according to stylesheet of the English Department]'''
	* http://www.harmetz.com/soprano/synopsis/didoandaeneas.htm		* http://www.harmetz.com/soprano/synopsis/didoandaeneas.htm
	* [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/737468?searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Ddido%2Band%2Baeneas%26filter%3Diid%253A10.2307%252Fi229419%26Search%3DSearch%26wc%3Don&Search=yes&searchText=dido&searchText=aeneas&uid=3737864&uid=2129&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102322176191		* [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/737468?searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Ddido%2Band%2Baeneas%26filter%3Diid%253A10.2307%252Fi229419%26Search%3DSearch%26wc%3Don&Search=yes&searchText=dido&searchText=aeneas&uid=3737864&uid=2129&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102322176191

	Walking, Andrew R. ''Political Allegory in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'': '''full bibliographical information??'''		Walking, Andrew R. ''Political Allegory in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'': '''full bibliographical information??'''

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	* [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/737468?searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Ddido%2Band%2Baeneas%26filter%3Diid%253A10.2307%252Fi229419%26Search%3DSearch%26wc%3Don&Search=yes&searchText=dido&searchText=aeneas&uid=3737864&uid=2129&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102322176191		* [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/737468?searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Ddido%2Band%2Baeneas%26filter%3Diid%253A10.2307%252Fi229419%26Search%3DSearch%26wc%3Don&Search=yes&searchText=dido&searchText=aeneas&uid=3737864&uid=2129&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102322176191

	Walking, Andrew R. ''Political Allegory in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'': full bibliographical information??		Walking, Andrew R. ''Political Allegory in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'': '''full bibliographical information??'''

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	An opera by Henry Purcell. ~~First~~ performance ~~around 1688~~. ~~Tells~~ the story of Dido and Aeneas.		'''Dido and Aeneas''' is an opera with music written by Henry Purcell and the story (the libretto) by Nahum Tate. It is known very little about the circumstances of its production. However, it is often said that Purcell probably composed it between 1684-1685 but the first known performance was not until 1689 at a girls’ school in Chelsea.
			The three act opera tells the story of Dido, Queen of Cartharge and the Trojan prince Aeneas who fall in love but are not meant to be. It is based on the fourth book of Virgil’s Aeneis (between 29 and 19 BC). The opera is rather short with a running time of circa one hour.

			== Synopsis ==


			'''Background:'''

			The story is set in Cartharge after Aeneas has escaped from Troy with a group of fellow survivors of the Trojan War. Queen Dido just lost her husband but still falls in love with Aeneas when she first lays eyes on him. Torn between her grief and her newfound love, she desperately tries to cope with the situation.

			'''Act I.'''

			Dido is desperately in love with Aeneas but cannot bring herself to admit it to herself and to tell him about her feelings. Belinda, her confidante, tries to cheer her up and encourages her to talk to Aeneas. Belinda also and suggests a marriage for the sake of the Queen’s happiness.
			When Aeneas declares his love for Dido, the two of them agree to get married.

			Songs:

			1. Shake the cloud from off your brow - Belinda

			2. Ah! Belinda, I am press’d with torment - Dido

			3. Grief increases by concealing … - Belinda

			4. When monarchs unite, how happy their state - Chorus

			5. Whence could so much virtue spring - Dido

			6. Fear no danger to ensue- Belinda, Second Woman

			7. See, Your Royal Guest appears - Belinda

			8. Cupid only throws the dart - Chorus

			9. If not for mine, for empire’s sake - Aeneas

			10. Pursue thy Conquest, Love - Belinda

			11. To the hills and the vales - Chorus

			12. The Triumphing Dance

			'''Act II.'''

			A sorceress and two witches plan to destroy Dido’s happiness by sending Aeneas away.
			Meanwhile, the Queen, Aeneas and their entourage go on a hunting trip. Due to a storm, which was conjured by the witches, they have to split up. Aeneas seeks shelter in a cave where he meets a spirit who tells him to leave Cartharge and go to Italy to fulfil his duty as a prince of Troy. Aeneas, who thinks the spirit is Mercury, agrees immediately and decides to leave, although he does not know how to tell Dido.

			Songs:

			1. Prelude for the Witches

			2. Wayward sisters, you that fright - Sorceress, First Witch

			3. Harm's our delight and mischief all our skill - Chorus

			4. The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate - Sorceress

			5. Ho, Ho, Ho - Chorus

			6. But ere we this perform - Two Witches

			7. In our deep vaulted cell - Chorus

			8. Echo Dance of Furies

			9. Ritornello

			10. Thanks to these lonesome vales - Belinda

			11. Oft she visits this lov’d mountain - Second Woman

			12. Behold, upon my bending spear - Aeneas

			13. Haste, haste to town - Belinda

			14. Stay, Prince and hear great Jove's command - Spirit

			'''Act III.'''

			Aeneas’ men prepare the ships to leave Cartharge. The sorceress and the witches are joyful and celebrate their success.
			Dido finds out about Aeneas departure and is heartbroken. When Aeneas decides to ignore the god’s wishes and stay with Dido, she pushes him away. Still disappointed by his first decision to abandon her, she tells him to leave Cartharge for good.
			Dido sings her last song (Dido’s Lament). As soon as Aeneas ship is out of sight, Dido commits suicide by throwing herself on a pyre

			Songs:

			1. Prelude for the sailors

			2. Come away, fellow sailors - Chorus

			3. The Sailor’s dance

			4. See the flags and streamers curling – Sorceress, Witches

			5. Our next motion - Sorceress

			6. Destruction's our delight - Chorus

			7. The Witches' Dance

			8. Your counsel all is urg’d in vain - Dido

			9. Great minds against themselves conspire - Chorus

			10. They hand, Belinda - Dido

			11. When I am laid in earth - Dido

			12. With dropping wings ye Cupids, come - Chorus


			== Sources ==

			* Boyden, Matthew.''The Rough Guide to Opera''.London:Rough Guides Ltd.2002.
			* http://www.mh-koeln.de/musik/dido-libr.pdf
			* http://www.harmetz.com/soprano/synopsis/didoandaeneas.htm
			* [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/737468?searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Ddido%2Band%2Baeneas%26filter%3Diid%253A10.2307%252Fi229419%26Search%3DSearch%26wc%3Don&Search=yes&searchText=dido&searchText=aeneas&uid=3737864&uid=2129&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102322176191 Walking, Andrew R. ''Political Allegory in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas''']

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	~~Wonderful~~ opera ~~first performed 1688-ish. Music~~ by [[Henry Purcell]] and ~~lyrics probably by [[Nahum Tate]]~~.		An opera by Henry Purcell. First performance around 1688. Tells the story of Dido and Aeneas.

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	Wonderful opera first performed 1688-ish. Music by [[Henry Purcell]] and lyrics probably by [[Nahum Tate]].		Wonderful opera first performed 1688-ish. Music by [[Henry Purcell]] and lyrics probably by [[Nahum Tate]].


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	Wonderful opera first performed in 1688-ish. Music by [[Henry Purcell]] and lyrics probably by [[Nahum Tate]].		Wonderful opera first performed 1688-ish. Music by [[Henry Purcell]] and lyrics probably by [[Nahum Tate]].


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	~~In ancient Roman~~ and ~~Greek history, Dido was the queen of Carthage~~.		Wonderful opera first performed in 1688-ish. Music by [[Henry Purcell]] and lyrics probably by [[Nahum Tate]].

	In Virgil's ''Aeneid'', Aeneas flees from Troy and is washed ashore of Cartharge. There, he meets Dido, the queen of Cartharge, who takes care of him. Due to the power of Venus/Aphrodite and Juno/Hero, Dido eventually falls in love with Aeneas. Dido had sworn that she would never give herself to a man again, but breaks this oath and sleeps with Aeneas. However, Jupiter/Zeus sends Mercury/Hermes to Aeneas, to make him remember his responsibilities - since he is destined to found Rome.
	~~Aeneas then leaves Catharge and Dido commits suicide, using Aeneas' sword to stab herself. However, she swears revenge before she dies, thus causing later conflicts between Carthage and Rome.~~

	~~So far the ancient story. The opera by Purcell and Tate uses a slightly different plot.~~		[[Category:Expansion]]


	~~Source~~: ~~''Antike Mythen und ihre Rezeption''. Ein Lexikon. Hg. v. Lutz Walther. Leipzig 2003.~~

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	So far the ancient story. The opera by Purcell and Tate uses a slightly different plot.		So far the ancient story. The opera by Purcell and Tate uses a slightly different plot.


			Source: ''Antike Mythen und ihre Rezeption''. Ein Lexikon. Hg. v. Lutz Walther. Leipzig 2003.

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	In Virgil's ''Aeneid'', Aeneas flees from Troy and is washed ashore of Cartharge. There, he meets Dido, the queen of Cartharge, who takes care of him. Due to the power of Venus/Aphrodite and Juno/Hero, Dido eventually falls in love with Aeneas. Dido had sworn that she would never give herself to a man again, but breaks this oath and sleeps with Aeneas. However, Jupiter/Zeus sends Mercury/Hermes to Aeneas, to make him remember his responsibilities - since he is destined to found Rome.		In Virgil's ''Aeneid'', Aeneas flees from Troy and is washed ashore of Cartharge. There, he meets Dido, the queen of Cartharge, who takes care of him. Due to the power of Venus/Aphrodite and Juno/Hero, Dido eventually falls in love with Aeneas. Dido had sworn that she would never give herself to a man again, but breaks this oath and sleeps with Aeneas. However, Jupiter/Zeus sends Mercury/Hermes to Aeneas, to make him remember his responsibilities - since he is destined to found Rome.
	Aeneas then leaves Catharge and Dido commits suicide, using Aeneas' sword to stab herself. However, she swears revenge before she dies, thus causing later conflicts between Carthage and Rome.		Aeneas then leaves Catharge and Dido commits suicide, using Aeneas' sword to stab herself. However, she swears revenge before she dies, thus causing later conflicts between Carthage and Rome.

			So far the ancient story. The opera by Purcell and Tate uses a slightly different plot.