"My feminine side is revealed in having staged Ascanio, the son of Aeneas that Purcell does not include. But for Virgil it is fundamental. (Chiara Muti)"
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Ascanius
Ascanio or Iulus (lived: 12th century B.C.E., was the legendary king of Alba Longa and is the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and Creusa, daughter of Priam, mentioned in the Aeneid.
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