Ozias

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Ozias is a central heroic figure in Antonio Vivaldi’s sacred oratorio "Juditha triumphans," typically portrayed as a military leader and defender of his people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical character
fictional character
oratorio character
alliedWith Abra NERFINISHED
Judith NERFINISHED
Vagaus NERFINISHED
appearsIn Juditha triumphans NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre sacred oratorio
associatedWithCity Venice NERFINISHED
associatedWithComposerEra Baroque NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Christianity
associatedWithText Book of Judith NERFINISHED
basedOn Uzziah NERFINISHED
createdBy Antonio Vivaldi NERFINISHED
dateOfWorkPremiere 1716
dramaticFunction commander in the defense of Bethulia
leader of the Bethulians
spiritual guide of his people
gender male
hasMedium orchestral accompaniment
vocal music
hasTitleInWork princeps Bethuliae (prince of Bethulia) NERFINISHED
historicalContextOfWork War of the Holy League (1716) NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Latin
nameInItalian Ozias NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme faith and deliverance
military defense of the city
opposes Holofernes NERFINISHED
performedBy female singer in original Venetian performance
placeOfWorkPremiere Venice NERFINISHED
premiereInstitution Ospedale della Pietà NERFINISHED
relatedWork Book of Judith (apocryphal/deuterocanonical text) NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliationInStory Israelite NERFINISHED
roleInWork central heroic figure
defender of his people
military leader
settingOfActions Bethulia NERFINISHED
symbolicRole defender of the faith
symbol of Christian resistance
timePeriodInStory ancient Near East NERFINISHED
voiceTypeTypically alto
contralto
workCatalogueNumber RV 644
workCommissionedBy Ospedale della Pietà authorities NERFINISHED
workComposer Antonio Vivaldi NERFINISHED
workType sacred Latin oratorio

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