Attilio Regolo
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Attilio Regolo is an 18th-century opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio, dramatizing the story of the Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus and renowned for its themes of honor and sacrifice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Pietro Metastasio | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century libretto
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Italian poet ⓘ librettist ⓘ opera seria libretto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vienna court theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pietro Metastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorInstanceOf | Pietro Metastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marcus Atilius Regulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Attilia
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Barce NERFINISHED ⓘ Fulvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Licinio NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Atilius Regulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceAsOpera | Attilio Regolo (Hasse) 1750 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | Punic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical Roman historiography ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Pietro Metastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramma per musica ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | tragic opera libretto ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Arcadian classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marcus Atilius Regulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFocus | conflict between personal affection and public duty ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Regulus’s return to Carthage to keep his oath ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of self-sacrifice
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exploration of Roman virtue ⓘ |
| partOf | Metastasian opera seria canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| theme |
duty
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honor ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| usedAsTextFor |
opera Attilio Regolo by Johann Adolf Hasse
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opera Attilio Regolo by Johann Christian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ opera Attilio Regolo by Leonardo Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ opera Attilio Regolo by Niccolò Jommelli ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Pietro Metastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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