Didone abbandonata (Albinoni) 1726 setting of the libretto. (The papal ban on female performers in Rome's theatres prevented Bulgarelli from singing the role of Dido herself). Dido (Didone), Queen of Carthage, is promised in marriage to King Iarbas (Iarba), but has fallen in love with the Trojan warrior Aeneas (Enea), who had been shipwrecked on the shores of her city. Iarbas appears disguised as "Arbace" to warn Dido that Aeneas cannot become King of Carthage. Nevertheless, Dido refuses to marry Iarbas. Although Aeneas is now in love with Dido, he asks her sister Selene to tell her of his plans to leave Carthage
Fell in Love with a Girl covered the song, retitled "Fell in Love with a Boy", for her debut studio album, "The Soul Sessions" (2003). It was released on January 26, 2004 as the album's lead single. The single received mostly positive reviews from critics. Dorian Lynskey of "The Guardian" raved that "Fell in Love with a Boy" is the best track from "The Soul Sessions" as well as "the freshest and most deliciously inauthentic." "PopMatters" reviewer Jason MacNeil commented that Stone gives the song "a groove-riddled, funky hip-shaker that never loses momentum." "Rolling Stone" said the tune sounded like "a lost Memphis-soul classic." However, Jim