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Didone Abbandonata By Cecilio Rizzardini
Didone may refer to: *Dido, also known as Didone, character in multiple operas and artworks * ''Didone'' (opera), of 1640 by Francesco Cavalli *Didone (typography) Didone () is a genre of serif typeface that emerged in the late 18th century and was the standard style of general-purpose printing during the nineteenth. It is characterized by: * Narrow and unbracketed (hairline) serifs. (The serifs have a nea ..., a genre of serif typeface See also * Dido (other) * Didone abbandonata (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dido
Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in modern Tunisia), in 814 BC. In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (today in Lebanon) who fled tyranny to found her own city in northwest Africa. Known only through ancient Greek and Roman sources, all of which were written well after Carthage's founding, her historicity remains uncertain. The oldest references to Dido are attributed to Timaeus, who was active around 300 BC, or about five centuries after the date given for the foundation of Carthage. Details about Dido's character, life, and role in the founding of Carthage are best known from the account given in Virgil's epic poem, the ''Aeneid,'' written around 20 BC, which tells the legendary story of the Trojan hero Aeneas. Dido is described as a clever and enterprising woman who flees her ruthless and autocratic brother, Pygmalion, after discovering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didone (opera)
''Didone'' is an opera by Francesco Cavalli, set to a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello (later librettist for Claudio Monteverdi). The opera was first performed at Venice's Teatro San Cassiano during 1640. The plot is based on Virgil's ''Aeneid'' (Book 4 in particular), though Busenello, in his second libretto for Cavalli, replaces Dido's tragic suicide of Virgil with a happy ending in which Dido marries Iarbas, King of the Getuli, who saves Dido from herself after Aeneas abandons her. The action is divided into a prologue and 3 acts. Roles Recordings * Live Video recording on DVD - 2006 - Teatro Malibran, Venice - Fabio Biondi, conductor - Orchestra Europa GalanteCast: Claron McFadden, Magnus Staveland, Jordi Domènech, Manuela Custer, Marina De Liso, Donatella Lombardi - Dynamic cat. 33537 See also *Dido and Aeneas References Sources * External linksFree score of La Didonein the International Music Score Library Project The International Music Score Library Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didone (typography)
Didone () is a genre of serif typeface that emerged in the late 18th century and was the standard style of general-purpose printing during the nineteenth. It is characterized by: * Narrow and unbracketed (hairline) serifs. (The serifs have a nearly constant width along their length.) * Vertical orientation of weight axes. (The vertical strokes of letters are thick.) * Strong contrast between thick and thin lines. (Horizontal parts of letters are thin in comparison to the vertical parts.) * Some stroke endings show ball terminals. (Many lines end in a teardrop or circle shape, rather than a plain wedge-shaped serif.) * An unornamented, "modern" appearance. The term "Didone" is a 1954 coinage, part of the Vox-ATypI classification system. It amalgamates the surnames of the famous typefounders Firmin Didot and Giambattista Bodoni, whose efforts defined the style around the beginning of the nineteenth century. The category was known in the period of its greatest popularity as modern o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dido (other)
Dido was founder and first queen of Carthage. Dido or DIDO may also refer to: Arts * ''Dido, Queen of Carthage'' (play), a play by Christopher Marlowe * ''Dido and Aeneas'', an opera by Henry Purcell * ''Dido, Queen of Carthage'' (opera), an opera by Stephen Storace * ''Dido'' (Fuseli), a painting by Henry Fuseli * "Dido", a song on ''Café del Mar Aria'' * Fido Dido, a cartoon character People * Dido (singer), a British singer-songwriter * Dido Ali, Kenyan politician * Dido Elizabeth Belle, daughter of John Lindsay * Dido Fontana, an Italian photographer * Dido (footballer), a Brazilian footballer * Dido Harding, Baroness Harding of Winscombe * Dido Miles, an English actress Transport * HMS ''Dido'', the name of seven British Royal Navy vessels * Dido (train) a train, typically for railway staff, provided on a Day in, day out basis Other * The Tsez people, or Dido, an indigenous people of the North Caucasus * The Tsez language, or Dido, the language of the Tsez peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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