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''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' is 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].
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The title ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' has been used to refer to any of three texts over the years:  
  
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==The original text==
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# '''''[[The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage]]''''' is 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]]''. (''For more details on Marlowe's play, see the entry under ''[[The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'')
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# ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'', an opera by the 18th-century English composer Stephen Storace (1762-1796)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Storace], with a libretto by Prince Hoare (1755-1834)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hoare_(younger)], based on the libretto for a three act opera seria called ''Didone abbandonata'' (1724) by Pietro Metastasio. First performed in 1794. However, the only surviving text was lost in a fire in 1801.
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# '''''[[Dido, the Celebrated Widow]]''''', a [[burlesque]] version of the story of Dido  by Francis Cowley Burnand (1836–1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._C._Burnand] (1860). It is at times referred to simply as  ''[[Dido, The Queen of Carthage]]'',  '''''[[Dido, The Queen of Carthage]]''''' or sometimes even simply ''[[Dido]]''. (''For more details on Burnand's play, see the entry under '''''[[Dido, the Celebrated Widow]]''''')
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The play was seemingly first performed by the Children of the Chapel sometime between 1587 and 1593. It was first published as ''[[The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' in 1594.
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As far as can be determined to date, only the Burnand version has been performed in South Africa.
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The 18th-century English composer Stephen Storace wrote an opera titled ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage]]'' (1794), but the only surviving text was lost in a fire in 1801.
 
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A burlesque version of the story of Dido, called '''''[[Dido, the Celebrated Widow]]''''' (or ''[[The Widow Dido]]'')  and termed a  "New and Original Extravaganza" was written by Francis Cowley Burnand (1836–1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._C._Burnand]  and first performed at the Royalty Theatre , London, in 1860, and published in Lacy's acting edition by T.H. Lacy in 1865. To what extent Burnand's version had been inspired by Marlowe's play is uncertain, since Burnand was a renowned classicist and author of classics-based [[burlesques]].
 
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What appears an adaptation of the latter work, listed as a "Grand Musical, Classical and Picturesque Extravaganza in One Act" and attributed to "Burnand", was performed in Cape Town in the 1860-1861. 
 
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'''For details of the performances of this particular work, see ''[[Dido, the Celebrated Widow]]'''''
 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido,_Queen_of_Carthage_(play)
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nashe
 
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
 
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 24 March 2020

The title Dido, Queen of Carthage has been used to refer to any of three texts over the years:

  1. The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage is 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. (For more details on Marlowe's play, see the entry under The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage)
  3. Dido, Queen of Carthage, an opera by the 18th-century English composer Stephen Storace (1762-1796)[3], with a libretto by Prince Hoare (1755-1834)[4], based on the libretto for a three act opera seria called Didone abbandonata (1724) by Pietro Metastasio. First performed in 1794. However, the only surviving text was lost in a fire in 1801.
  5. Dido, the Celebrated Widow, a burlesque version of the story of Dido by Francis Cowley Burnand (1836–1917)[5] (1860). It is at times referred to simply as Dido, The Queen of Carthage, Dido, The Queen of Carthage or sometimes even simply Dido. (For more details on Burnand's play, see the entry under Dido, the Celebrated Widow)

As far as can be determined to date, only the Burnand version has been performed in South Africa.

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