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The title ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' has over the years been used to refer to any of three texts. | The title ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' has over the years been used to refer to any of three texts. | ||
| − | # ''[[The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' (a short play by Christopher Marlowe, | + | # ''[[The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' (a short play by Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe], with possible contributions by Thomas Nashe (1567-1601)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nashe]. It is at times referred to simply as ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]''. |
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# ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'', an opera by the 18th-century English composer Stephen Storace ()[], first performed in 1794. However, the only surviving text was lost in a fire in 1801. | # ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'', an opera by the 18th-century English composer Stephen Storace ()[], first performed in 1794. However, the only surviving text was lost in a fire in 1801. | ||
Revision as of 05:30, 24 March 2020
The title Dido, Queen of Carthage has over the years been used to refer to any of three texts.
- The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage (a short play by Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)[1], with possible contributions by Thomas Nashe (1567-1601)[2]. It is at times referred to simply as Dido, Queen of Carthage.
- Dido, Queen of Carthage, an opera by the 18th-century English composer Stephen Storace ()[], first performed in 1794. However, the only surviving text was lost in a fire in 1801.
- Dido, the Celebrated Widow, a burlesque version of the story of Dido, called
As far as can be determined to date, only the Burnand version has been performed in South Africa.
