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
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon" was very well received when it was published in 1991. "The Washington Post" called it "amazing" and "dazzlingly accomplished" and "The Oregonian" said the novel "boldly creates a new voice from the Old West." "The New York Times" was equally effusive: "The miracle of the novel is that it obliges us to rethink our whole idea of narration and history and myth." The "Los Angeles Times" found it "brave, original, ribald, funny, <nowiki>[and]</nowiki> heart-rending" and concluded that the book is "as bright as it is dark, full of fictional and philosophical pleasures,