Mosè in Egitto
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Mosè in Egitto is an opera by Gioachino Rossini that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, notable for its dramatic choruses and sacred-historical subject matter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Moses and the Exodus ⓘ |
| catalogueEntry | Rossini’s Neapolitan operas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Amaltea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenofi NERFINISHED ⓘ Aronne (Aaron) NERFINISHED ⓘ Elcìa NERFINISHED ⓘ Faraone (Pharaoh) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mambre NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosè (Moses) NERFINISHED ⓘ Osiride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfPremiere | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Teatro San Carlo, Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalFeature | integration of biblical spectacle with opera seria conventions ⓘ |
| era | Bel canto period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceType | Lenten opera ⓘ |
| genre |
opera seria
ⓘ
sacred opera ⓘ |
| hasSacredElements | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important example of Rossini’s serious operatic style ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Andrea Leone Tottola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | bel canto ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic choruses
ⓘ
sacred-historical subject matter ⓘ |
| notableNumber | final prayer and ensemble before the parting of the Red Sea ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeatures |
dramatic use of orchestral color
ⓘ
prominent use of chorus ⓘ |
| originalVersionOf | Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le passage de la Mer Rouge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 19th-century Italian opera ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1818-03-05 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Teatro San Carlo, Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatreType | royal opera house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Old Testament narrative ⓘ |
| revisedAs | Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le passage de la Mer Rouge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedVersionLanguage | French ⓘ |
| revisedVersionPremiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | recitatives, arias, ensembles, and choruses ⓘ |
| subject | Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between love and duty
ⓘ
faith and divine intervention ⓘ oppression and liberation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Biblical era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.