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) the rest of the year supporting the British campaign in North Africa before being transferred to the Western Mediterranean Fleet in December 1942. "Dido" then performed the duty of anti-aircraft guard at Bone and Algiers until March 1943. In April 1943, "Dido" returned to Liverpool for a 3-month refit before rejoining the Western Mediterranean squadron. The next month was spent taking part in diversionary bombardments against North Sicily during the landings. "Dido" was then used as an anti-aircraft guard for invasion bases at Palermo and Bizerte. On 12 September 1943, "Dido" escorted 600 troops to Taranto where the Italian Fleet