Nahum Tate wrote the libretto and was present at its first performance at Josias Priest's School for Young Ladies in Chelsea.  
It opens with a French overture in minuet rhythm, "Fear no danger," though more typical songs follow.  These include "Purse thy conquest, Love" and "Come away, fellow sailors," as well as the aria, "When I am laid in Earth," which is sung by one of the title characters and is known as her "lament."  Nahum Tate wrote the libretto and was present at its first performance at Josias Priest's School for Young Ladies in Chelsea.  FTP, name this opera about a queen of Carthage and a Trojan prince, the most famous work of Henry Purcell.
It opens with a French overture in minuet rhythm, "Fear no danger," though more typical songs follow.  
Dido and Aeneas