Dido and Aeneas
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Opera: Work details
| Composer: |
Henry Purcell |
| Librettist: |
Nahum Tate |
| Work definition: |
Tragic opera in three acts |
| After: |
After the play 'Brutus of Alba' by Nahum Tate and the 'Aeneid' by Virgil |
| Language: |
English |
| World premiere: |
1 December 1689, Josias Priest's Boarding School for Girls, Chelsea, London |
| ROH premiere: |
10 December 1995, English Bach Festival |
| ROH company premiere: |
31 March 2009, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |