04:5904:59, 7 November 2015diffhist+164
Dido and Aeneas
Added page numbers and additional citations for/of Bryan White's article for easier reference, and removed the 1684 date from the opening paragraph since it was unsourced there, and is covered with sources in the 'premiere and early revivals section'
04:1604:16, 7 November 2015diffhist+52
Dido and Aeneas
Edited statements pertaining to date of first performance to give more accurate information and more accurately reflect the source, Bryan White's article, and also to remove weasel words such as 'probably'.
03:0203:02, 6 November 2015diffhist0
Dido and Aeneas
Please link said article. I linked the source that was cited, and it clearly said 1689. If you wish to change the article, then you will need to provide a different source for the date, as you cannot provide information that contradicts the source.
23:1423:14, 2 November 2015diffhist+371
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←Created page with 'Please reread the source on the first performance of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'. It states "From the collected evidence the sum total of certain conclusions th...'
23:0323:03, 2 November 2015diffhist0
Dido and Aeneas
http://em.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/3/417.extract , This is the source, and it says consensus is that first performance was around spring 1989