Dido, Queen of Carthage (opera) Dido, Queen of Carthage (opera) Dido, Queen of Carthage was an opera in three acts by Stephen Storace. Its English libretto by Prince Hoare was adapted from Metastasio's 1724 libretto, "Didone abbandonata" ("Dido Abandoned"), which had been set by many composers. Storace's opera premiered on 23 May 1792 at The King's Theatre in London combined with a performance of his masque, "Neptune's Prophecy". The story is based on that of Dido and Aeneas in the fourth book of Virgil's "Aeneid". The opera was not a success and was never revived after its original run of performances. The score has been
HMS Dido (37) surrendered. From Taranto, "Dido" went to Sorrento where she took part in the shelling to support troops. October and November 1943 saw "Dido" back in Alexandria for another refit. On return to service, "Dido" spent time in Malta and Taranto before taking part in a diversionary action off Civitavecchia in support of the landing at Anzio. August 1944 saw "Dido" supporting the Allied landings in France. In September 1944, "Dido" returned to the UK. In October 1944, "Dido" escorted a convoy to Russia before supporting carrier strikes off Norway. In April 1945, "Dido" escorted , , and to the North