Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal

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opera rescue opera

Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal is a French Revolutionary-era rescue opera by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly that tells the story of a devoted wife who disguises herself as a man to save her unjustly imprisoned husband.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Leonore	5
Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal canonical	2

Statements (27)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera ⓘ rescue opera ⓘ
authorOfLibretto	Jean-Nicolas Bouilly ⓘ
basisForWork	Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ surface form: Fidelio
centralConflict	A political prisoner is secretly held and must be saved before his execution. ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
genre	rescue opera ⓘ
hasCharacter	Florestan ⓘ Leonore ⓘ surface form: Léonore
historicalContext	French Revolutionary period ⓘ
inspired	Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ surface form: Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera Fidelio
librettist	Jean-Nicolas Bouilly ⓘ
literaryForm	libretto ⓘ
mainCharacter	Florestan ⓘ Leonore ⓘ surface form: Léonore
motif	a woman adopting a male disguise ⓘ
narrativeFocus	the power of loyal marital love to overcome tyranny ⓘ
narrativeLocation	French Revolution ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
plotSummary	A devoted wife disguises herself as a man to rescue her unjustly imprisoned husband. ⓘ
settingPeriod	French Revolution ⓘ surface form: French Revolutionary era
theme	conjugal love ⓘ courage ⓘ disguise ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ political oppression ⓘ wrongful imprisonment ⓘ