The Death of Dido (1716)

Original id: 
11743
Start date: 
17 April 1716
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
Masque. Music - Pepusch. Libretto - Booth, Barton.
Media of production: 
Choreographic work (dance, ballet, mime etc)
Opera, musical and related genres
Companies:
Ancient works:
Aeneid, Metamorphoses, Heroides

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Barton Booth Librettist
Johann Christoph Pepusch Music
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Theatre Royal (London, Greater London, England) 17 April, 1716 Drury Lane
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.1 Book library 52 Grove 1980, 14:359 / Fiske 1973, pp.58f., 179 / Nicoll 1959-66, 2:299

How to cite this production

The Death of Dido (1716), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/11743 <22 December 2024>