Opera Cheats: Dido and Aeneas

Synopsis in Short: Guy meets girl. Guy leaves girl to go found Rome. Girl commits suicide, but wants you to forget about it.
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[@wongfrancis]

Thanks for making opera stores short and sweet, and so modern that the youngsters nowadays can easily relate and not lose interest. It has been an important tool for teaching my singing students. Greetings from Hong Kong ❤

[@andreina8212]

Hilarious! "Forget the whole suicide thing..."

[@Opera5]

Strictly speaking, in the "Aeneid," Dido burns herself atop a pyre of Aeneas' old stuff (the bed they made love in, his clothes, etc...) Then when she sees his boat off in the distance, she picks up his old sword, and stabs herself three times with it (seems like overkill, I mean, she is on fire). The opera shows considerable restraint, and keeps it vague. So it's really up to interpretation how the Queen of Carthage ultimately bites it!

[@pola437]

Bluebeard's Castle

[@guguluiz1991]

Major crush on the blonde girl narrating the story.

[@aliafb]

These are so good!

[@raygaytan1836]

Love it! awesome!

[@joseleonido3479]

Beldame.

[@b.d6642]

"fine! Go found rome! See if i care!"

[@jonathoncomfort]

This was amazing! Haha

[@badger7781]

By the way, the “witch” is Juno. Just to clarify so that people don’t think it’s a mortal being.

[@sunnyjychung9321]

lol I love it.. Thanks~!

[@nicholasjacobs5291]

Ring Cycle

[@mawgans.9646]

Shakespeare loved 'widow Dido'

[@LANBARArtists]

FAB,

[@Lahmacunmatik]

"Forget the whole suicide thing" Hah! Epic!

[@EnricoDandolo1204]

Tosca!

[@loboestepario2424]

ELEKTRA!!!!

[@bogdiworksV2]

yea, how about La clemenza di Tito?

[@operagirl81]

TOO FUNNY!!!!! But I thought she died of heartbreak? Seriously, I read that she was the first character to die of heartbreak, not suicide.