| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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| Composition Year | 1677-88 |
| Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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Complete Score
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| Work Title | Dido and Aeneas |
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| Alternative. Title | Dido and Æneas |
| Name Translations | Dydona i Eneasz; Дидона и Эней; 디도와 에네아스; דידו ואניאס; Դիդոնե և Էնեաս; |
| Name Aliases | Dido e Eneias; Dido e Enéias; Didon et Énée; Didon et Enée; Didon et Enee; |
| Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 204903120; LCCN: n83176115; GND: 300122802; |
| Composer | Purcell, Henry |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Z.626 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHP 11 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1677-88 |
| First Performance. | 1689 in London, Josias Priest's Girls' School |
| First Publication. | 1689 |
| Librettist | Nahum Tate (1652-1715), after Virgil (70 BCE-19 BCE) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra |
| Primary Sources | Juilliard (early manuscript, 121pp., 1677, refers to work as a "Masque") |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Libretto Naxos Synopsis and Complete Libretto |