Dido and Aeneas

Music · c. 1689 · Chelsea, London · Europe

The first great English opera; Dido's Lament is a classic of the ground bass

Author: Henry Purcell
Style: Baroque — Art designed to overwhelm: motion, dramatic light and theatre that pulls the viewer in
Century: 17th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

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