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''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' is an Opera by [[Henry Purcell]]. It premiered | ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' is an Opera by [[Henry Purcell]] set to words by [[Nahum Tate]]. It premiered between 1687 and 1689<ref name="EnglishWiki"/>. Purcell was 19 years old when he wrote the opera.<ref name="Score"/> | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. In Purcell's and Tate's version, the call for Aeneas to abandon Dido is the work of evil witches', who hat "all in proper state".<ref name="Score"/> At their bidding and disguised as Mercury, the messenger of the Gods, he commands Aeneas to leave Carthage – and Dido, its queen. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies; the witches triumph.<ref name="Score"/> | |||
==Roles and premiere cast== | ==Roles and premiere cast== | ||