Il Xerse

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Il Xerse is a 17th-century Italian opera by Baroque composer Francesco Cavalli, known for its blend of comic and serious elements and its influence on early Venetian opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque opera
opera
basedOn story of Xerxes I of Persia
centuryOfComposition 17th century
composer Francesco Cavalli NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1654
firstPerformanceLocation Venice NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceTheatre Teatro SS. Giovanni e Paolo NERFINISHED
genre comic opera
dramma per musica
opera seria
hasCharacter Amastre NERFINISHED
Arsamene NERFINISHED
Elviro NERFINISHED
Romilda NERFINISHED
Xerse NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType comic servant
hasElement comic elements
serious elements
hasMusicalForm aria
ensemble
recitative
hasTheme jealousy
love
political power
historicalPeriod Baroque era
influenced early Venetian opera
language Italian
librettist Nicolò Minato NERFINISHED
movement Baroque
notableFor blend of comic and serious elements
example of early Venetian public opera
originalAudience public opera house audience in Venice
partOf Venetian opera tradition
setting ancient Persia
structure three acts
subject Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED

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Francesco Cavalli notableWork Il Xerse