Two operas with classical themes. SALAMMB? by Camille du Locle is based on Gustave Flaubert's well-known novel of the same name. The story is set in Carthage after the First Punic War, when mercenaries hired by the state revolt for lack of payment. The leader of the insurrectionists, Matho, falls in love with Salammb?, daughter of General Hamilcar--and this obsession leads ultimately to his destruction. DIDO, by Jean-Fran?ois Marmontel, is one of...
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