Arsamene
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Arsamene is a character in the opera "Serse" by George Frideric Handel, typically portrayed as the brother of the Persian king Xerxes and involved in the work’s romantic intrigues.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
male character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Serse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInOperaBy | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from earlier Italian libretti about Xerxes ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForWork | Serse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearancePlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1738 ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMedium | sung role ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfWorkAppearedIn | opera seria (with comic elements) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPerformance | Italian ⓘ |
| hasNotableAriaIn | Serse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInFiction | Persian nobleman ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInvolvementWith | Romilda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalType |
alto
ⓘ
castrato (originally intended) ⓘ mezzo-soprano (modern casting) ⓘ |
| involvedIn | romantic intrigues in the opera Serse ⓘ |
| isYoungerBrotherOf | Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Silvio Stampiglia (adapted for Handel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Xerxes I of Persia (in his love for Romilda) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Persian royal family (in the opera Serse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | brother of the Persian king Xerxes ⓘ |
| setIn | Achaemenid Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | Susa (in the opera’s setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingOf | Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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