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Notes on Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
A lovers’ tragedy was the first proper opera composed in England. With music by the great Henry Purcell, and libretto by the Irish poet Nahum Tate, “Dido and Aeneas” (circa 1680) recounts the story of Trojan hero Aeneas and his … Continue reading →
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