Module 4: Baroque Opera-Dido and Aeneas

Music B22—Dido and Aeneas

1. List the main characters in this story? How does Purcell use music to give us an idea of each of

what each character is like?

2. How is dance used in this opera to tell the story? Give two examples.

3. What is the role of the chorus—what parts do they play in this story? Give two examples.

4. How does music help tell us what the characters are feeling or thinking? Give an example from

an aria, a dance and a chorus/small ensemble piece.