Dido and Aeneas
/ˌdaɪdəʊ ənd əˈniːəs/
/ˌdaɪdəʊ ənd əˈniːəs/
- the first English opera (1689). It was composed by Henry Purcell with words by the Irish poet Nahum Tate. The story is based on The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil.
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