{"id":2172,"date":"2025-03-18T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opera-carthago.stimodele.eu\/summary-of-the-story\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T08:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T06:05:33","slug":"summary-of-the-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/en\/summary-of-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of the story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2172\" class=\"elementor elementor-2172 elementor-258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92433e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92433e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d44d40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d44d40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c6006 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c9c6006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/en\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-angle-right-solid\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Carthago Opera<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-angle-right-solid\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/en\/summary-of-the-story\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Summary of the story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8eb00b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8eb00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of the story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504f387 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"504f387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8f680 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-path\" data-id=\"5c8f680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Opera Carthago - &nbsp;Opera Carthago &nbsp;&nbsp;-&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;text_path_direction&quot;:&quot;rtl&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-path.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-text-path\" data-text=\"Opera Carthago - &amp;nbsp;Opera Carthago &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;-\" data-url=\"\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/svg-paths\/circle.svg\" data-link-url=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea06c00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea06c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192c688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"192c688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f7fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47f7fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Every number corresponds to the number of each song<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163c01c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"163c01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACT I<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9564438 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9564438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ade417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ade417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Orchestral overture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592aa23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"592aa23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14ceb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f14ceb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Virgil invokes the Muse<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4743bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4743bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the tradition begun by Homer, Virgil asked the Muse for the inspiration he needed to complete his poetic work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f9257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04f9257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mosaique-virgile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1863\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Virgil, Mosaic, 4th century, Trier (Augusta Treverorum), Rhenish State Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad3f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad3f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Full sail to Italy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1712ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1712ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the destruction of Troy by the Greeks, Prince Aeneas (son of Anchises and the goddess Venus) manages to escape death and set sail with his son Ascanius, his father and a number of companions. The fates, they knew, had chosen a place for their future settlement, a place destined for an illustrious future. From their blood would come the founders of a city destined to become the queen of nations.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c281aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c281aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Virgil explains the context (the origin of Juno's anger against the Trojans)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcb942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fcb942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/le-jugement-de-paris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/le-jugement-de-paris.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/le-jugement-de-paris-1200x869.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/le-jugement-de-paris-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"The Judgement of Paris\" by Peter Paul Rubens, 1632<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c0fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37c0fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Juno outraged \/ 6. Juno at Aeolus \/ 7. The storm  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d5d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d5d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just as Aeneas and his companions, after much wandering, were about to land in Italy, Juno managed to convince Aeolus, god of the winds, who derived his power from her, to raise a terrible storm in order to overwhelm the Trojans, whom she has hated ever since one of them, Paris, once referee of a famous beauty contest, scorned her in favour of Venus. The idea that, as fate would have it, they could lay the foundations of this all-powerful empire is unbearable for her. All the more so as she knows that Carthage, a new city under her protection that she hopes will have a great future, will bear the brunt of this rivalry.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2f983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f2f983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Castaways \/ 9. Meeting between Aeneas and Venus (his mother) \/ 10. Dido welcomes Aeneas  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a81c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a81c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the calming intervention of Neptune, who was outraged that Aeolus had exceeded his prerogatives by unleashing the waves, the Trojans who had survived the shipwreck found themselves scattered, not in Italy, but on the coast of Africa, in Libya.<\/p><p>They were taken in by the people of Carthage, recently founded by the Phoenicians and ruled by Queen Dido.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8984ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8984ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/venus-et-enee-cortone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1871\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00ab V\u00e9nus apparaissant \u00e0 En\u00e9e \u00bb, de Pierre Cortone, c. 1635, Mus\u00e9e du Louvre<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f965d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4f965d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Venus to Cupid \/ 12. Banquet at Dido's <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1408627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1408627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the intervention of Venus, who places her son Cupidon on the queen&#8217;s lap, to whom she has given the features of Ascanius (the young son of Aeneas), the queen, recently widowed, falls madly in love with the Trojan hero.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cef59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57cef59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/didon-accueille-enee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1835\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/didon-accueille-enee.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/didon-accueille-enee-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cVenus Appearing to Aeneas,\u201d by Pietro Cortona, c. 1635, Louvre Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4959af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4959af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banquet-de-didon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1831\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cBanquet of Dido and Aeneas\u201d, by Fran\u00e7ois de Troy, 1704<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f869c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f869c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. Tell me about Troy... \/ 14. The Trojan Horse \/ 15. Laocoon (can be played by Achates) \/ 16. Hymn to Athena \/ 17. Orchestral and chorus: the fall of Troy    <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2e487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2e487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On several occasions, Dido asks Aeneas to recount the final ordeal of Troy, which he reluctantly agrees to do. He recalls the wooden horse, the illusory relief of the Trojans, the breach in the ramparts and the murderous eruption of the Greek troops&#8230; <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c70c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c70c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/laocoon-et-ses-fils.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1849\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cLaoco\u00f6n and his sons\u201d, attributed to three Rhodian artists, 1st century, Rome, Vatican Museum. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8266f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8266f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cheval-de-troie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1833\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cheval-de-troie.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cheval-de-troie-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Trojans bring the Horse into the city, after having opened a breach in the wall.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b9aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86b9aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(Possible intermission)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc30707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc30707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACT II<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2131da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2131da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19. Dido\u2019s wanderings \/ 20. Juno outlines her plan to Venus) \/ 21. The hunting party, the storm \/ 22. The cave, the Rumor    <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb01af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeb01af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During a hunting party organised in honour of the Trojans in the nearby forests, a storm as terrible as it was sudden forced the participants to take shelter wherever they could. Aeneas and Dido, isolated, find refuge in a cave, where their budding passion takes a carnal turn. Accomplices for once, Juno, the goddess of marriage, who wants to keep Aeneas away from Italy at all costs, and Venus, who probably sees this union as additional protection for her son, have come up with this magical shower.  <\/p><p>Dido soon made no secret of her intentions, and word spread that the wedding was imminent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379315b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379315b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/junon-et-venus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1847\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cJuno Borrowing the Belt of Venus\u201d, Elisabeth Louise Vid\u00e9e Le Brun, 1781<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea257f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bea257f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/didon-et-enee-dans-la-grotte.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1837\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cDido and Aeneas in the Cave\u201d; attributed to Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, c. 1770<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce212a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce212a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23. Mercury's warning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a5c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a5c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But Jupiter, angry at the extent to which the Trojan prince was forgetting the mission entrusted to him, sent his messenger Mercury, who appeared to him in a dream: it was not Carthage that the fates had chosen for his settlement, but Italy; he had to leave Dido as soon as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa0a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5aa0a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mercure-apparait-a-enee-pour-lui-dire-quil-doit-partir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1859\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cMercury Appearing to Aeneas\u201d, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1757<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14c242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a14c242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">24. Let\u2019s move away!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cabc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cabc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Frightened by this warning, Aeneas decided to obey divine will.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd78a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccd78a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">25. Dido\u2019s reaction \/ 26. I love you, but I must leave \/ 27. Dido's harsh reply \/ 28. Second warming   <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3c354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3c354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Queen, who was quickly made aware of the situation, could not bear the change of heart, and alternated between pleading and threatening.<\/p><p>To escape Dido&#8217;s wrath, Aeneas, by night, gave the signal for his departure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06df2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06df2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/enee-quittant-didon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1841\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Aeneas leaving Dido\", Francesco de Mura, Naples 1696-1782<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a652aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a652aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/les-adieux-denee-a-didon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1855\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Aeneas' Farewell to Dido\", Guido Reni, 1630<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227f7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"227f7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/enee-abandonnant-didon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1839\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00ab Aeneas abandoning Dido on the shores of Carthage \u00bb, Pompeo Batoni, 1747<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5d985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a5d985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29. Dido, last words \/ 30. Dido's death \/ 31. Funeral Waltz  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e258af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e258af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dido, who had a pyre erected, which she claimed would lead her to forget all about the prince by burning the objects he had touched, climbed the steps. After a final mingling of expressions of passion and vengeful imprecations, she falls on Aeneas&#8217;s sword. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa9b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fa9b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/opera-carthago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/le-suicide-de-didon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1853\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"The Death of Dido\", Andrea SACCHI, c. 1635<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15a618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b15a618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">32. Final song: between sadness and enthusiasm<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dce0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9dce0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Far out on the waves, Aeneas catches sight of the flames of his pyre. 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