DIDO AND AENEAS


Meaning of DIDO AND AENEAS in English

the first English opera (1689). It was composed by Henry Purcell with words by the Irish poet Nahum Tate. The story is based on The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.