Aricie

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Aricie is a central heroine in Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opera "Hippolyte et Aricie," portrayed as a noble and virtuous young woman whose forbidden love drives much of the drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
mythological character
opera character
appearsIn Hippolyte et Aricie NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Athens NERFINISHED
basedOnCharacterFrom Euripides’ play Hippolytus NERFINISHED
Greek mythology
characterTrait constant in love
faithful
noble
virtuous
composerOfWork Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Phaedra’s guilty passion
drivesPlotElement central love conflict
firstPerformanceOfWork 1733
firstPerformanceVenueOfWork Académie Royale de Musique, Paris NERFINISHED
hasMoralAlignment good
influencedByTradition French Baroque opera conventions
languageOfWork French
librettistOfWork Simon-Joseph Pellegrin NERFINISHED
loveType forbidden love
nameInFrench Aricie NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction central heroine
notableAriaInWork Temple scenes arias
operaGenreContext tragédie lyrique
opposedBy Phaedra NERFINISHED
Thésée NERFINISHED
rewardAtEndOfWork union with Hippolyte
roleInWork heroine
romanticRelationshipWith Hippolyte NERFINISHED
socialStatus princess
survivesAtEndOfWork true
symbolizes pure love
virtue under persecution
themeInvolvement conflict between love and duty
innocence persecuted
voiceType soprano
workTypeContext opera

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Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau) character Aricie
subject surface form: Hippolyte et Aricie