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Nahum Tate

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Gender Male
Death309 years ago
Born Dublin
Ireland
Date of died July 30,1715
DiedSouthwark
London
United Kingdom
ParentsFaithful Teate
PlaysThe History of King Lear
Brutus of Alba, or The Enchanted Lovers
Brutus of Alba
Rest placeSouthwark St George
Movies/Shows Dido & Aeneas: A Choreographic Opera
Date of birth January 1,1652
Place of burialSt George The Martyr, London, United Kingdom
Libretti Dido and Aeneas
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Nahum Tate was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas.

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