Henry Purcell (1659-95) was an English composer of the middle Baroque period. By the age of 20 he was appointed the organist at Westminster Abbey. His opera ‘Dido and Aeneas’...
Henry Purcell (1659-95) was an English composer of the middle Baroque period. By the age of 20 he was appointed the organist at Westminster Abbey. His opera ‘Dido and Aeneas’ is based on Book IV of VIrgil’s poem ‘The Aeneid’.