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.

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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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Serse character Arsamene