Amastre

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Amastre is a character in George Frideric Handel’s opera "Serse," typically portrayed as a noblewoman disguised as a man and entangled in the opera’s central romantic and political intrigues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Handel character
fictional character
opera character
appearsIn Serse NERFINISHED
appearsInOperaBy George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
associatedWith Arsamene NERFINISHED
Romilda NERFINISHED
Serse (character) NERFINISHED
composerOfWorkAppearedIn George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
createdBy George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
disguise man
dramaticFunction drives political plot
drives romantic plot
entangledIn political intrigues
romantic intrigues
fictionalUniverse Serse NERFINISHED
firstAppearedIn Serse NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Italian
mediumOfPerformance contralto
mezzo-soprano
notableCharacteristic disguise
emotional complexity
loyalty
portrayedAs noblewoman
roleType trouser role
settingOfStory Persian Empire NERFINISHED
workGenre opera seria
workPremiereCity London NERFINISHED
workPremiereYear 1738

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Serse character Amastre