RE: VIRGIL: Remember me?

[Patrick Roper]

I am sorry to be so ignorant: are you saying that there is a current singing star named Dido?  Denise There is.  You can read about her here:   http://bahcecikdevekusu.com/dido/bio.htm   Dido does not seem to be a name commonly chosen, at least in the English-speaking world, and I wondered if it was a stage name.  It seems however it was the name she was given and I suspect it was a reference to classical Dido.   Here in England she seems to be quite often mentioned on radio and TV and my ears prick up every time I hear her name because I am currently reading about Dido in the Aeneid.   I suspect she is very conscious of Virgil's work - I would be if I were called Dido - and I wondered if it was reflected in any of her songs (I have to confess I wouldn't recognise any of them if I heard them, but I am not exactly the right age group).   Patrick Roper