Dido, Queen of Carthage
Dido, Queen of Carthage is a short play by Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)[1], with possible contributions by Thomas Nashe (1567-1601)[2].
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The original text
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.
Translations and adaptations
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.
What appears to have been a musical version of Dido, Queen of Carthage, listed as a "Grand Musical, Classical and Picturesque Extravaganza in One Act"attributed to "Burnand" was performed in Cape Town in the 1860-1861. It was most probably a performance of the "New and Original Extravaganza" called Dido, the Celebrated Widow by Francis Cowley Burnand. First performed at the Royalty Theatre , London, . Published in as Lacy's acting edition by T.H. Lacy in 1865.
For performances of this particular work, see Dido, the Celebrated Widow
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido,_Queen_of_Carthage_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nashe
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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